The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from May 2004

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from May 2004

Conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder: trends and treatment.(New Study Explores Comorbidity)
May 1, 2004... Is there a link between conduct disorder (CD) and appositional defiant disorder (ODD)? What influences do gender and age have on ODD? Are there any patterns relating to comorbidity with other disorders (e.g., ADHD, anxiety disorders and...

Growing concern about inhalant abuse prompts national prevention effort.("Huffing" Can Kill)
May 1, 2004... Information about the risks of inhalant abuse to the nation's children took center stage recently when the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (NIPC) unveiled new...

... ADHD experts brief Black Caucus.(Keep Your Eye On)(attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder)(Congressional Black Caucus)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... African Americans with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are often under-treated and lack access to appropriate care, panel of experts told the Congressional Black Caucus during a briefing about ADHD. Children and Adults with...

... Tobacco sales to minors increase in Massachusetts.(Keep Your Eye On)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Tobacco sales to undercover teens have increased in Massachusetts as the state has reduced funding for tobacco control. Massachusetts has cut spending from $50.5 million on antismoking campaigns in 2001 to $2.5 million on tobacco control last...

... Prenatal alcohol exposure may lead to nerve damage.(Keep Your Eye On)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Children whose mothers drank heavily during pregnancy may suffer permanent damage to nerves in their arms and legs. Researchers found that one-month-old infants who were exposed to alcohol in the womb demonstrated significant problems...

A parent's guide to preventing inhalant abuse; inhalant abuse can kill. It can kill suddenly, and it can kill those who sniff for the first time.
May 1, 2004... Every year, young people in this country die of inhalant abuse. Hundreds suffer severe consequences, including permanent brain damage, loss of muscle control, and destruction of the heart, blood, kidney, liver, and bone marrow. Today more...

Tool quantifies burden of enuresis on children, families.(What's New in Research)
May 1, 2004... Recently, investigators set out to develop and evaluate a brief but scientifically sound questionnaire that would provide practitioners with a method for assessing the everyday impact of enuresis on children and their parents. Their intent was...

DSM-IV symptoms of ODD and CD in preschoolers.(What's New in Research)(oppositional defiant disorder)(conduct disorder)(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th edition )
May 1, 2004... In order to test the hypothesis that DSM-IV symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD) can be validly applied to preschoolers, researchers designed a study to address whether DSM-IV disruptive behaviors checklists...

The five fundamental needs of the child.(Guest Commentary)
May 1, 2004... Recently, I was in a local bookstore flipping through the teen poster racks. I stopped at a now-classic pop poster as its words reverberated home to me. It said, "Everything I need to know, I learned in Kindergarten." I chuckled, silently...