The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from July 2003

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from July 2003

Penn. program gets high marks for innovative community-based treatment model. (Cultural Competence).(Community Connections for Families )
July 1, 2003... What's unique about Community Connections for Families (CCF) isn't the kind of case-management services it provides to Pittsburgh-area children with serious emotional disorders and their families. Its distinction comes in who arranges for the...

The influence of television and visual electronic media on brain development. (Expert Speaks Out).
July 1, 2003... Over the last decade, numerous studies have demonstrated that visual electronic media, such as television, videos, computer games and video games, influence children's behavior. The most unequivocal findings are the links between media exposure...

Keep your eye on grants ... for new autism research centers.(Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded grants to support six new research centers of a major network focusing on the biomedical and behavioral aspects of autism. The overall initiative, called STAART (Studies to Advance Autism...

Keep your eye on ... maternal and child mental health linked.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Children whose mothers have a serious mental health condition have a four-fold increase in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared with other mothers, according to a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention study....

Keep your eye on ... head injuries in abused children.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Occult (hidden) head injuries may be more common in abused children than previously thought, according to new research. Researchers evaluated 51 children under the age of two who were admitted to hospitals with suspected child abuse injuries....

Keep your eye on ... children's attachment to school.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... A new study suggests young urban children have low Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) scores as early as 2nd grade. According to the study, there is a link between low quality of life scores and the level of school connectedness. The more...

Condom availability has positive impact on teen health. (What's New in Research).
July 1, 2003... Making condoms available in schools does not increase sexual activity among adolescents, according to new research. In fact, say George Washington University researchers, condom availability may have protected adolescents who are already...

Parent behavior tied to teens' sexual debut. (What's New in Research).
July 1, 2003... Parental behavior and peer influence are two factors closely related to the early sexual debut of adolescents in psychiatric care, according to a new study. The findings provide strong evidence that specific factors can be used to help identify...

Premorbid characteristics of psychotic disorders studied. (What's New in Research).
July 1, 2003... Identifying premorbid abnormalities predictive of different psychotic disorders in youths may aid clinicians in diagnosing the illnesses, according to a new study. Over a two-year period, researchers studied the premorbid histories and...

Child Medication Safety Act. (What's New in Research).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would prohibit school officials from requiring students to take medication as a condition for attending school while at the same time protecting school personnel's ability to discuss...

Sexuality education for the developmentally disabled. (Commentary).
July 1, 2003... The AIDS epidemic and high adolescent pregnancy rates have spurred a revolution in sex education over the past 15 years. Topics that were once taboo are now discussed openly as part of middle school health classes, and the Internet provides...

Un-TV time: alternative activities for kids.
July 1, 2003... Statistics show that American children watch an average of three to four hours of TV daily. Clearly, TV can be a powerful influence in developing children's value systems and shaping behavior. Although there are many good programs on TV that...