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

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

School consultation for high-functioning students with autism.(Back to School Special Issue)(Clinical report)
September 1, 2008... Students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), rarely encountered by teachers 20 years ago, are now in attendance at most public schools. These students are typically "high functioning" in terms of their cognitive skills and may have diagnoses...

Supporting children with asthma toward school success.(Asthma Management in School)(Clinical report)
September 1, 2008... Approximately three students in every classroom of 30 currently have asthma (NHLBI, 2007). Uncontrolled asthma can result in reduced school performance and disruptions in the classroom. Additionally, poorly managed asthma can result in problems...

... Survey examines school fear and truancy.(Keep your eye on ...)(Survey)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... A recent Swiss study examined the incidence of school fear and truancy among school children and attempted a "clinically meaningful differentiation" of the two by "behavioral and psychosocial characteristics," said lead author Hans...

... Review tends to support bullying/suicide link.(Keep your eye on ...)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... A recent review of 37 studies spanning 13 countries supported a connection between bullying and suicide among school-age children. Dr. Young-Shin Kim, assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine's Child Study Center and colleagues...

... Preventing school violence.(Keep your eye on ...)(Report)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... In about 80 percent of incidents of school violence perpetrated by students, another student has some degree of prior knowledge. This 2002 finding led researchers to investigate "why some children... chose to tell an adult, while others did...

Intervention to improve ADHD treatment among PCPs.(What's New in Research)(attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder)(primary care physician )(Clinical report)
September 1, 2008... Most children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) receive treatment from their primary care physician (PCP). However, it is well documented that most PCPs do not provide evidence-based assessment and treatment for these...

Survey examines how parents make medication choices for their children.(Survey)
September 1, 2008... In attempting to assist children who have mental health needs, parents often explore alternative treatments before medication, value information from doctors while largely ignoring messages from drug companies and the government, and battle...

Stimulants and sudden cardiac death: the AMA enters the debate.(Editor's Commentary)(American Medical Association)(Editorial)(Clinical report)
September 1, 2008... How much risk is acceptable to be associated with an effective treatment for a common childhood disorder? How much potential benefit--as yet unproven--merits mandating an expensive screening tool to minimize risk? What constitutes "expensive"...