The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from September 2002

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from September 2002

Aggression and antisocial behavior in youth. (Special report: two approaches to curbing youth violence).
September 1, 2002... Aggression and antisocial behavior in children and adolescents are central issues in our time. In the media everyday are stories of public school shootings, young children killing other young children, rising rates of youth crime and...

Girls and Boys Town touts psycho-educational model for teen aggression. (Giving Hope to Troubled Adolescents).
September 1, 2002... Those of you providing mental health services and support for troubled adolescents are facing tougher challenges. The adolescents we serve often have complex behavioral and mental health issues. In many cases, they have a history of aggression...

... STDs. (Keep Your Eye On).(sexually transmitted diseases)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Screening for depressive symptoms in sexually active adolescents, particularly boys, may help identify those at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), according to a study. Researchers found that among boys and girls, a higher frequency...

... Smoking. (Keep Your Eye On).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Cigarette advertising may have a greater influence on teenagers with more authoritative parents--those who are actively involved in their teenagers lives--than it does on those with less involved parents, according to a new study. In fact,...

... Eating disorders. (Keep Your Eyes On).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Substance abuse, physical and sexual abuse history, depressive symptoms, suicide attempts, low family communication and low parental caring are additional risk factors that can alert parents and coaches to the potential risk for disordered...

Pre-term birth associated with cognitive, behavioral problems.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Children born prematurely have lower Cognitive scores and increased risks for ADHD and other behaviors at school-age compared with children born at full-term, according to a meta-analysis of 31 case-control studies of pre-term children who were...

Study examines safety of methylphenidate in preschoolers.(for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder)
September 1, 2002... Presently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has only approved the use of methylphenidate in children at least six years old. However many prescribers are using the drug off-label in this population. The Preschool ADHD Treatment...

Parental notification would impede girls' use of services. (What's New in Research).(Planned Parenthood services)
September 1, 2002... A recent survey has found that the majority of adolescent girls under the age of 18 would stop using, or reduce their use of, sexual health care services at Planned Parenthood clinics if their parents were told they were seeking prescribed...

The importance of child-specific mental health reimbursement codes. (Commentary).
September 1, 2002... When it comes to children's mental health, there is no bigger problem than lack of access to treatment. In every state and for every discipline, waiting lists are long, child mental health positions go unfilled, and both parents and referring...

ADHD: ten ideas for school success.(attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder)
September 1, 2002... Every parent wants his or her child to succeed in school. It may seem to take a Herculean effort on the part of the parents, but it is the parents who can make the difference between success and failure for a child with ADHD. In this article,...