The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from November 2005

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from November 2005

Researchers examine the impact of early experience on development.(Expert Speaks Out)
November 1, 2005... Theory and clinical wisdom have suggested a special place in development for early experience and for representations of self and others that derive from that experience. Yet many researchers have argued that such propositions are without...

Storm continues in a Katrina shelter.(A Psychiatrist's Observations)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... (Editor's note: Mary Margaret Gleason is a Brown University-trained child psychiatrist and pediatrician who worked with the Tulane Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health in New Orleans until early August, a few weeks before...

... Depression on campus.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... As college students start settling into a new academic year, the American Psychiatric Association suggests that school administrators and counselors remain vigilant of young adults struggling with eating disorders, substance abuse and...

... ADHD or just lack of sleep?(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Is lack of quality sleep in children sometimes mistaken for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? Before prescribing Ritalin and other drugs used to treat ADHD, physicians should be asking parents of hyperactive children to enforce...

... Psychological therapy must be used with antidepressants in UK youth.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Antidepressants should be used only in combination with concurrent psychological therapy in children or adolescents. This is one of several recommendations that have just been published for the National Health Service in England and Wales. "The...

Effects of after-school employment on academic performance.(What's New in Research)
November 1, 2005... Results from a new study, carried out in over 7,500 Wisconsin high school students, revealed that part-time work was not associated with less time spent doing homework, lower grades, higher absenteeism or tardiness, In fact, the study revealed...

Teen drug use and sex may be cause of depression, not effect.(What's New in Research)
November 1, 2005... The widespread notion that adolescents self-medicate depression with sex and drugs appears to overlook the possibility that sexual behavior and substance use may precede or predict depression. A new study published in the American Journal of...

New treatment possibilities for stuttering in pre-school children.(What's New in Research)
November 1, 2005... A new randomized, controlled study suggests that a 9-month intervention for stuttering in pre-school children revealed significant improvement after treatment in the Lidcombe program. The study, published in the September issue of the British...

Children and the psychological aftermath of Katrina.(Editor's Commentary)
November 1, 2005... I've been trying to get my mind around the magnitude of the impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on children in the Gulf States, and it's not easy. I recall from my own childhood a rabies epidemic in the Chicago area in which adults seemed...

Helping children and adolescents cope with trauma: a guide for parents.
November 1, 2005... Children who have experienced trauma are vulnerable to serious long-term problems. Their emotional reactions, including fear, depression, withdrawal or anger, can occur immediately or some time after the tragic event. Youngsters who have...