The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from July 2006

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from July 2006

The boy with daily inflation and deflation of his abdomen: what walks through the door: interesting behaviorial problems seen in primary care pediatrics.(Case Report)
July 1, 2006... If you talk to any pediatrician practicing primary care pediatrics, that pediatrician will tell you that behavioral problems constitute a huge portion of the patients seen in day to day practice. Some might say behavioral problems are all...

Sibling relationships in cultural context.(Cultural Competency)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... There is ever increasing cultural diversity among families participating in children's healthcare and educational service settings within the United States (US Census Bureau, 2000). Calls for culturally competent family-based care typically...

... Screening for domestic violence.(Keep your eye on ...)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... According to data presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, pediatricians specializing in child abuse may not always screen for domestic violence, even when abuse is suspected. The data are based on a multi-part...

... Alcohol industry profits from underage drinking.(Keep your eye on ...)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... In 2001, underage drinking accounted for at least $22.5 billion of consumer spending on alcohol, according to a white paper issued by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University. The CASA report and a...

... New screening measure for OCD in youth.(Keep your eye on ...)(obsessive-compulsive disorder)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Researchers have developed a new screening measure for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in youth which they say could be very useful to non-specialist pediatric clinicians. While child- and parent-structured diagnostic interviews are the...

Trauma and hallucinations in childhood.(What's New in Research)
July 1, 2006... Experiencing hallucinations may be an indicator of having suffered childhood trauma. According to Part II results of the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS), there was a significant association between having experienced rape and molestation...

Which comes first--being ill or being bullied?(What's New in Research)
July 1, 2006... The stress of being victimized can put children and adolescents at higher risk of developing psychological and somatic health problems. According to a six-month cohort study carried out among elementary school children in The Netherlands,...

Teachers' responses to adolescent chronic pain.(What's New in Research)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... How teachers respond to students with chronic pain may be influenced by situational factors, such as documented medical evidence of the child's pain or the degree of parent-teacher cooperation in school accommodation to the child's needs. In a...

Physical contact with patients: views of UK child psychiatrists.(What's New in Research)
July 1, 2006... Findings from a survey carried out in the United Kingdom suggest that child and adolescent psychiatrists tend to avoid physical contact with their patients. According to the authors, although guidelines are emerging for managing psychiatric...

NAADAC creates new endorsement for adolescent services.(What's New in Research)(Association for Addiction Professionals)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... For counselors who hold a substance abuse counseling credential or license and are working primarily in adolescent services, a new "endorsement" will enhance their value to employers, says Shirley Beckett-Mikell, NCAC II, CAC II, director of...

Awakening to scientology.(Editor's Commentary)
July 1, 2006... From my practice as a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Rhode Island, my position as medical director of a children's psychiatric hospital serving southern New England, and my professional travels around the country, I am impressed by the...