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

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

Group treatment for aggressive and delinquent youth: does peer interaction reinforce deviant behaviors?(Aggression)(Report)
October 1, 2008... Until relatively recently, there has been little debate regarding the efficacy of group treatment for aggressive and delinquent youth. Group treatment makes conceptual sense and is cost and time effective, but now a growing body of research...

An emotional perspective on early disruptive behavior disorders.(Angry, Sad, and Worried)(Case study)
October 1, 2008... Case example: Jordan Jordan was four years old when his mother called his pediatrician in tears, describing Jordan's increasing aggressiveness, explosive outbursts, and generally uncooperative behavior. While Jordan had always been a...

... Race complicates "common wisdom" about troubled youth.(Keep your eye on ...)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... A recent study suggests that more attention should be paid to the "intersection of race, gender and family" in dealing with troubled youth, said co-author Stephen Gavazzi with Ohio State University. Gavazzi and his fellow researchers used data...

... Universal grade school behavioral intervention.(Keep your eye on ...)(Brief article)(Clinical report)
October 1, 2008... In the longest yet follow-up study of the Good Behavior Game, a method of classroom behavior management implemented by teachers, GBG was tested in 19 Baltimore City Public Schools in five poor- to lower-middle class urban areas. Sheppard Kellam...

... Early intervention critical in first-episode childhood psychosis.(Keep your eye on ...)(Brief article)(Clinical report)
October 1, 2008... In a letter to the editor in the British Journal of Psychiatry, Erin Carlton and colleagues write that the incidence of suicide attempts among first-episode psychotic patients is of great concern. Their retrospective review (submitted for...

Parents' perspectives on teen self-harm and help seeking.(What's New in Research)(Clinical report)
October 1, 2008... In the first study to examine parents' perspectives on a child's repetitive self-harm behavior, Anna Oldershaw, MSc and colleagues at Kings College London looked at a small group of parents and found they were "deeply affected" by their...

PATS survey suggests stress may be number one reason adolescents use drugs.(What's New in Research)(Partnership Attitude Tracking Study)(Survey)
October 1, 2008... The 2007 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) released in August by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America found that 73% of teens reported that school stress is the number one reason for their drug use. Other top reasons that teens...

Statewide assessment and psychiatric disabilities: mutually exclusive?(Guest Commentary)(Guest editorial)
October 1, 2008... During the last decade, a yearly educational ritual has taken root in our culture, with increasingly high stakes: statewide assessment. This Department of Education-mandated administration of standardized measures is designed to assess the...