The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from July 2002

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from July 2002

Helping children and teens living with mentally ill parents. (Prevention and Intervention).
July 1, 2002... Children living with a mentally ill parent are faced with challenges their peers will probably never be able to relate to. Research has shown that children of affectively ill parents have a 40 percent chance of experiencing an episode of major...

Psychiatric and behavioral problems found in youth with Prader-Willi Syndrome. (Rare Disorder Causes Distressing Symptoms).
July 1, 2002... Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a rare neurobehavioral genetic disorder that occurs in approximately one out of every 10,000 to 15,000 live births and is associated with abnormalities in the molecular composition of the proximal long arm of...

... ADHD. (Keep Your Eye On).(attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder)
July 1, 2002... Preschool children with ADHD appear to have similar rates of impairment as school-aged children with the attentional disorder, Massachusetts researchers report. The study, which involved 165 preschool-aged children (ages four to six years) with...

... Eating disorders and alcohol use. (Keep Your Eye On).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Problem eating behaviors during adolescence may lead to the development of problem drinking in some females, according to the results of a study that examined data from a sample of 1,141 twins from Colorado. As part of the study, males (43.1%)...

... Films targeting teens. (Keep Your Eye On).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Parental and adolescent roles in films targeting teens appear to be evolving in opposite directions, according to a new study that examined adult and adolescent characteristics in films from 1987-1989 and 1997-1999. The analyses revealed that...

CDC study confirms ADHD/learning disability link.(attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... About one-half of the 1.6 million elementary school-aged children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder (ADHD), a condition also known as attention-deficit disorder (ADD), have also been identified as having a learning...

Language problems in bilingual children linked to MH. (What's New in Research).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Bilingual children who present with psychiatric disorders appear to have a high prevalence of language disorders and deficits, according to the results of a cross-sectional study conducted by Claudio O. Toppelberg, M.D., and colleagues from the...

Children exposed to maternal violence at risk. (What's New in Research).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Children exposed to maternal partner abuse may have more academic and health problems than their nonexposed peers, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington. To determine the academic and school health...

Tattoos, piercings and other risk-taking behaviors. (What's New in Research).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The presence of tattoos and/or body piercings in adolescents may serve as a potential marker for other risk-taking behaviors in some individuals, including drug use and sexual activity, according to a survey of 484 adolescents ages 12 to 22...

The next step in welfare reform: what will help the children? (Commentary).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... By all accounts, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 was the most significant effort at welfare reform in a generation. Prior to 1996, under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, eligible families...

Should my child see a therapist?(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Lately, your child has been extremely irritable and sad, even when playing with friends and favorite toys. Other parents you know have suggested that it may be "a stage," but your child' s behaviors and emotions aren't improving and your gut...