The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from July 2005

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from July 2005

Parents: help or hindrance in the treatment of anorexia?(Experts Speak Out)
July 1, 2005... Parents are confused, and understandably so, about how to respond to their son or daughter when they develop anorexia nervosa (AN). They are confused by the symptoms which seem at first an innocent enough exploration of dieting common to...

New study finds troubled youth at higher risk of death: girls are increasingly at risk.
July 1, 2005... Plagued by a high rate of homicides, youth in the juvenile justice system, a group largely composed of poor racial and ethnic minorities, are four times more likely to die, according to anew study that considers violent death a major public...

... An intervention strategy to prevent teen smoking.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Whether or not parents smoke, it may be a good idea to discuss smoking-related issues with children as an intervention strategy to prevent youngsters from taking up the habit at an early age. These were the findings of a study carried out by...

... Talking about suicidal feelings may help teens.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Adolescents, especially youngsters who may be depressed, can benefit from being asked about suicidal feelings since they may often be hesitant or afraid to share their feelings. According to a study published in the Journal of the American...

How do teens regard peers with psychiatric disorders?(What's New in Research)
July 1, 2005... Results of a new study suggest that adolescents tend to stigmatize peers most severely when they abuse alcohol, followed by peers suffering from mental illness. Having a brain tumor, however, mediates the stigmatizing effect of mental illness....

Eating disorders in teens with type 1 diabetes.(What's New in Research)
July 1, 2005... Results from a new Viennese study among adolescents with type 1 diabetes suggest there may be an association between low self-directedness, high harm avoidance and eating disorders. While some clinicians consider eating disorders a passing...

OxyContin acting as pathway drug for adolescent heroin addiction.
July 1, 2005... Reports from around the country indicate that teenagers who abuse OxyContin, a powerful prescription narcotic, are switching to heroin, either snorting it or injecting it. When they need more OxyContin than they can afford, they can find...

Epidemiology and child mental health policy.(Editor's Commentary)(Column)
July 1, 2005... An exhaustive epidemiologic study of the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the United States has just been released, and the results are not good. As reported in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, over 46% of American adults...