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

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

Recognizing and treating depression in young children. (Child & Adolescent Depression).
March 1, 2003... Recent debate about the use of medication in very young children has sparked even more discussion about our ability to correctly diagnose psychiatric disorders in this age group. Helen L. Egger, M.D., from Duke University Medical Center...

Psychiatric diagnoses in children--implications for treatment & funding. (Expert Speaks Out).
March 1, 2003... Emotional, behavioral, and cognitive difficulties are relatively common in youth and this reality is increasingly being recognized by parents, teachers, professionals and the general community. Subsequently, the demand for mental health...

... Mental illness. (Keep Your Eye On).(children raised by single parents at higher risk for mental disorders)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Recent findings published in the Lancet indicate that growing up in a single-parent family may increase the likelihood of developing a psychiatric illness later in life, the Associated Press reported. Researchers from Sweden's National Board...

... Bullying. (Keep Your Eye On).(sexual orientation and prejudice)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Bullying and harassment towards teenagers who are gay or perceived to be gay is widespread in our nation's schools and communities, according to a survey sponsored by the National Mental Health Association (NMHA). Seventy-eight percent of the...

... Substance use. (Keep Your Eye On).(substance abuse among young women)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Girls and young women use cigarettes, alcohol and other drugs for reasons different than boys, are more vulnerable to substance abuse and addiction, and may need gender-specific interventions to treat their addictions, according to a report by...

Parents' beliefs about guns and children studied. (What's New in Research).
March 1, 2003... Most parents believe their children would not touch a gun if they found one, according to the results of a randomized telephone survey. Researchers analyzed data collected from 628 urban and rural Ohio residents who had children between the...

Psychiatric disorders common among detained youth. (What's New in Research).
March 1, 2003... A recent study found that nearly two-thirds of boys and 75 percent of girls in juvenile detention have at least one psychiatric disorder. These rates dwarf the estimated 15 percent of youth in the general population thought to have a...

Characteristics of suicidal behavior, violence examined. (What's New in Research).(depression in male youth)
March 1, 2003... Researchers investigated suicidal and violent behavior in a community sample of adolescent males and found that youths with both characteristics were at increased risk of depression, aggression and all forms of risk-taking behavior compared to...

Study reveals increase in children taking psychiatric drugs.
March 1, 2003... The number of children and adolescents being treated with psychotropic medication for psychiatric disorders nearly tripled from 1987 to 1996, according to an article published Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The researchers...

Mental health parity is alive and hopeful. (Commentary).(stigma and prejudice in the mental health care system)
March 1, 2003... They are going to try yet again to pass the mental health parity bill. As one who on a daily basis sees the fallout from the discriminatory approaches of our current system, it is my fervent hope that this time the core American values of...

Young children and mental health.(treating childhood mental disorders)
March 1, 2003... A Note to Parents There has been public concern over reports that very young children are being prescribed psychotropic medications. The studies to date are incomplete, and much more needs to be learned about young children who are treated...