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

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

New research explores effects of rap music on adolescents. (Teen Behavior).(psychological effect of rap music on African-American teenage girls)
June 1, 2003... Xxplosive, West coast shit My nigguh-ish ways attract, girls that used to turn they back Causin me to yank they arm and pose like I would do the harm Now I'm sayin thank you cause they tell me, my shit's the bomb Xxplosive... for my niggaz...

Parents face tough choices when seeking MH services for children. (GAO Report Paints Bleak Picture).(mental health )
June 1, 2003... A documented 12,700 children were placed in state child welfare systems or county juvenile justice systems in fiscal year 2001 for the sole reason that parents saw no other way to obtain needed mental health care for them, according to a report...

... School mobility predicts behavior problems. (Keep Your Eye On).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Children who frequently change schools are more likely than children who don't to have behavioral health problems, according to new research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Seattle. Researchers found that school...

... Teens discuss smoking with doctors. (Keep Your Eye On).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Findings published in the March-April issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion suggest that teens may be more willing to discuss smoking with their primary care doctors than previously thought, Health Behavior News Service reported....

... Concussions linked to depression. (Keep Your Eye On).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Repeated concussions may be associated with the later development of clinical depression, CNN reported recently. In a study of the nearly 2,500 retired professional football players, 263 suffered from depression. Researchers found players who...

... What works for teens. (Keep Your Eye On).("American Teens: What Works")(research briefs from Child Trends)(www.childtrends.org)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The nonprofit research organization Child Trends recently produced a series of research briefs entitled "American Teens: What Works." The series, which examines youth development, includes research briefs on topics ranging from adolescent...

Infant meningitis linked to adverse teen behavior. (What's New in Research).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Teenagers who suffered from meningitis during their first year of life have significantly more behavioral problems than their age-matched peers, according to the results of a British study. In the study, researchers interviewed the parents...

Childhood head injury tied to later schizophrenia. (What's New in Research).
June 1, 2003... Mild brain injury during childhood may speed up the expression of schizophrenia in genetically predisposed individuals, according to a new study. However, the exact mechanism of the association is unknown. Researchers from Canada studied...

Heath costs of children with behavioral disorders studied. (What's New in Research).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Children with behavioral disorders incur similar overall health care costs as children with physical disorders, according to new research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Seattle. Researchers from...

Sad kids: rethinking depression and antidepressants. (Letter to the Editor).
June 1, 2003... "It's not what people don't know that gets them into trouble. It's those things they know for sure that just ain't so."--Will Rogers Recently, Harold S. Koplewski, M.D., wrote a valuable piece in this newsletter on recognizing and treating...

Disputes settled with guns instead of fists: schools work to curb violence.
June 1, 2003... With the recent media reports of school rampages and murders, it may be difficult to believe that school violence is on the decline. But it is. Research shows that violence in schools has decreased in the past five years. A survey of...