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

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

Pediatricians cite pressing need for school-centered mental health treatment.(Back to school special issue: mental health problems in schools)
September 1, 2004... The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a new policy statement calling for school based health centers (SBHC) to provide mental health services for students. The statement was published in a recent issue of Pediatrics. Thomas...

School officials identify adolescent MH problems as one of most serious issues.(National Survey Results)
September 1, 2004... A recent national survey of about 1,400 mental health professionals in public high schools found that student depression and use of alcohol and illegal drugs are serious behavior problems in high schools, even more serious than various forms of...

... Early sleep problems linked to teen SA.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... A long-term study has found a significant connection between sleep problems in children's toddler years and the chance that they'll use alcohol, cigarettes and drugs early in their teen years. Young teens whose preschool sleep habits were poor...

... Early intervention lessens impact of autism.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Early intervention leads to better treatment outcomes for autistic children, said Catherine Lord, director of the University of Michigan Autism and Communication Disorders Center. The center has been conducting a sweeping longitudinal study of...

... Girls more vulnerable to weight-related MH problems.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(mental health)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Researchers at RAND Corporation have found that being overweight is more strongly linked with behavioral and psychological problems among young girls than among young boys. Teachers reported behavior problems 81% more in overweight girls than...

... AMA supports clinical trials registry.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(American Medical Association )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) actions led the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates to call for a national registry of clinical trials. The request responds to charges that data from pharmaceutical...

Cost effectiveness of school-based drug prevention touted.
September 1, 2004... School-based drug prevention programs are a good value in the sense that they may save significant social costs over a lifetime, according to an article published recently in the journal Drug and Addiction Review. Researchers Jonathan P....

Early intervention may help prevent violence in children.(What's new in research: focus on violence)
September 1, 2004... Physical aggression in children and adolescents may have its roots in early childhood, according to a 38-month longitudinal study. The authors of the study suggest that children who do not learn to regulate aggressive behavior during their...

Partner violence in teen same-sex relationships.(What's new in research: focus on violence)
September 1, 2004... According to a new study, physical and psychological violence is as common among adolescents in same-sex relationships as it is among those in heterosexual relationships. Almost 1/4 of adolescents in same-sex relationships reported that they...

A child psychiatrist's dream: ending child abuse.(Commentary)
September 1, 2004... If I had the power to do just one thing to improve the mental health of Americans of all ages, I would put a stop to child abuse. Child abuse is astonishingly common in our "civilized" society. Although it is only in the past four decades...