The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from March 2007

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from March 2007

Infant mental health: babies on the couch?(Early Childhood)
March 1, 2007... More than a few questions come to mind upon hearing the phrase "infant mental health." Do babies really have mental health problems? If they do, how would you know? What kind of therapy do you do with a baby? Do you use a very small couch?...

Journeying into adolescence with Asperger's Syndrome.(Asperger's Syndrome)(Interview)
March 1, 2007... An interview with Margaret Klitzke, D.O. CABL: First, there appears to be some debate about whether Asperger's Syndrome is the same as high-functioning autism or if it even belongs on the Autism Spectrum at all. Briefly, what are the fine...

... Adolescents with ADHD misusing meds.(Keep your eye on....)(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Interviews with 15 college students diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) found that the majority who began taking a prescription stimulant medication as children stopped taking the meds when they entered junior or...

... AACAP calls for attention to co-occuring disorders.(Keep your eye on....)(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) said they applauded the decline in drug use by young people recently reported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), but indicated the need for more education on the...

... Screening for ASDs at 24-months?(Keep your eye on....)(autism spectrum disorders)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... In an editorial in Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Autism Expert Panel recommended an amendment to the AAP's algorithm for identifying infants and young children with developmental disabilities (AAP policy statement,...

MDD in adults abused as children.(major depressive disorder)
March 1, 2007... Children who experienced physical abuse and neglect are at an increased risk of major depression and psychiatric comorbidity when they become young adults, according to a new report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. Widom...

Somatic symptoms in children with anxiety disorders.(What's New in Research)
March 1, 2007... G. Ginsburg and colleagues with the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine recently published a study examining the prevalence of somatic symptoms (SSs) in children and adolescents with anxiety...

Routine depression screening in primary care: feasibility and acceptability.
March 1, 2007... R. Zuckerbrot and her colleagues in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University write that adolescent depression has a cumulative prevalence of 20% by the conclusion of the teenage years, but only one fourth to one...

Welcoming Bradley Hospital to the team.(Editorial)
March 1, 2007... Please note the new masthead on this month's issue of the Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter (CABL). The change is not just cosmetic: it reflects the next step in the evolution of our publication, and we strongly believe it...

What is Asperger's Syndrome?(Disease/Disorder overview)
March 1, 2007... Asperger's Syndrome (AS) or Asperger's Disorder is a neurobiological disorder named for a Viennese physician, Hans Asperger, who described the syndrome in a 1944 paper. In spite of the publication of his paper in the 1940's, it wasn't until...