The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from May 2008

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from May 2008

Clinical controversies and new challenges: Is it bipolar disorder? A tale of two children.(Pediatric Bipolar Disorder)(Disease/Disorder overview)
May 1, 2008... Case 1: The parents of a 9-year-old girl are concerned about her being "hard to handle." Starting at age 6, both at home and at school, she was "on the go": talking fast and loud, interrupting and not waiting her turn, and not getting along...

The importance of early intervention for autism.(Autism)(Disease/Disorder overview)
May 1, 2008... In recent years, autism has risen from an obscure diagnosis to a disorder of national attention. It is touted as an epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in every 150 American children has some form of autism. While the...

... CDC report highlights dangers of choking game.(Keep your eye on ...)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study calls attention to the prevalence and danger of a disturbing game played by children and adolescents: the "choking game." This involves intentionally trying to choke oneself or another in...

... ADHD results from delay in brain development, not defect.(Keep your eye on ...)(Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... In what is believed to be the first neuroanatomic evidence of its kind on cortical maturation in the brains of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health and McGill...

... Stress in first trimester may raise risk of schizophrenia in offspring.(Keep your eye on ...)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... A recent study examined the effects of severe adverse life events during a mother's first trimester of pregnancy on the risk of adverse neurodevelopment in her unborn child, specifically the risk of schizophrenia. Ali Khashan from the Centre...

Early identification of mental health problems in school settings.(What's New in Research)
May 1, 2008... Robin Nemeroff and colleagues cite research indicating that only 25% to 35% of youths meeting criteria for a psychiatric diagnosis will be recognized as having a mental health concern and receive treatment. Their recent report describes what...

Retrospective analysis of child/adolescent E-mental health program.(What's New in Research)
May 1, 2008... Researchers with the University of California, Davis conducted a retrospective analysis of a child and adolescent e-mental health program, using data collected as part of a larger study (the eMental Health Study (eMH); Neufeld et al., 2007),...

Juvenile detention reform is needed.(Editor's Commentary)
May 1, 2008... For the past several months I've been working in the juvenile correctional system. Due to the departure of an esteemed colleague, I've become the child and adolescent psychiatrist at the Rhode Island Training School. It's a fascinating...

Marijuana and teens: information for parents.
May 1, 2008... How common is marijuana use among adolescents? A recent government survey suggests that Marijuana is the most frequently used illegal drug in the United States. Nearly 98 million Americans over the age of 12 have tried marijuana at least...