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New Way of Detecting Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
| Monday, February 04, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, one of the leading causes of retardation, is associated with a number of glaring development problems, from facial abnormalities to aberrant behavior. Even with such signs avai... more
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ADHD Kids Might Make for Bigger Bullies |
| Monday, February 04, 2008 By Blog Meister |
Category: Bullying/Victimization
Bullying is a cyclical phenomenon: the child who suffersthe wrath of his peers is more likely to take out his own violent urgeson smaller or less capable classmates. Call it a very twisted sort ofreve... more
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Depression Screening Useful in Juvenile Justice System |
| Monday, February 04, 2008 By Blog Meister |
Category: Behavior/Conduct Disorders
Many of the youths who get funneled into the juvenile justicesystem are released without incarceration, only to find themselves in amore serious criminal, or mental health, institution as adults. Whil... more
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Psychoanalysis Effective for Some Autistic Children |
| Monday, February 04, 2008 By Blog Meister |
Category: Autism, Asperger's, PDD
Autism Spectrum Disorder's (ASD) broad and often puzzling range of symptomatic variations allows for an extremely flexible field of potential treatments, and a considerable myriad of approaches has ... more
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Study of Finnish Cohort Provides ADHD Insight |
| Monday, February 04, 2008 By Blog Meister |
Category: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
In a series of articles published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, a team of researchers from UCLA examine ADHD in Finnish teenagers. Led by Dr. Susan Small... more
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Kids Pick Up Smoking from Movies |
| Monday, February 04, 2008 By Blog Meister |
Category: Behavior/Conduct Disorders
It was early in 2007 that the Motion Picture Association of America, the group responsible for handing out movie ratings, finally bowed to public pressure and agreed to begin considering the presenc... more
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Researchers Focus on Connection Between Body Image and Mental Health |
| Monday, February 04, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Obesity contributes to a host of serious health problems, but it turns out that all the fretting over weight could be worse. In one recent study, a team of researchers demonstrated the importance of c... more
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Research Investigates Teen Risk-Taking |
| Monday, February 04, 2008 By Blog Meister |
Category: Behavior/Conduct Disorders
Adolescence has come to be associated with risky behavior, andit's not surprising that researchers have long questioned why manyproblem behaviors, such as drinking, drug use, and unprotected sex,often... more
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Foster Care Benefits Orphans' Cognitive Development |
| Monday, February 04, 2008 By Blog Meister |
Category: Parenting
Children raised in orphanages experience worse cognitive developmentthan children placed in foster care, according to an ongoing studyappearing in the journal Science. American researchers compared th... more
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Frontline Investigates Psychiatric Medications for Children |
| Monday, February 04, 2008 By Blog Meister |
Category: Parenting
PBS's news magazine Frontline has a long history of tackling dense and difficult subject matter. In 2001, the program turned its lens on the rising number of children who were being prescribed power... more
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Autism Linked to Head Size |
| Monday, February 04, 2008 By Blog Meister |
Category: Autism, Asperger's, PDD
Recent advancement in our understanding of autism hasfueled hopes of early detection and treatment of the disorder. Lastweek, we reported on the exciting find that abnormalities in chromosome16 can he... more
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Anti-Seizure Drugs Tied to Suicide Risk |
| Monday, February 04, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Approximately 1% of the general population (at least 3 million Americans) endure some form of the seizure disorder epilepsy, and the vast majority take daily medications to prevent the symptomatic att... more
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AADT Session Wrap-Up |
| Monday, February 04, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Study Backs Value of US State Anti-Smoking Bans - Investigation by the CDC as well as independent researchers concluded that anti-smoke efforts at the state level correlated with reduced smoking in th... more
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Experiments Identify Two Mechanisms That Can Impair Learning |
| Friday, February 01, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
The ability to remember mistakes and learn quickly is crucial for survival. Unfortunately, our memory and learning functions can be compromised by a number of disorders, as well as by simple aging. Un... more
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When Generic Drugs Come from China, Safety Must Be a Concern |
| Friday, February 01, 2008 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Medication Info
China is often called "The World's Factory," a testament to the nation's position as the number one exporter of consumer goods. Everything from high-end electronics to cheap children's toys to pha... more
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Study Explores Suicide Risk Factors Across Globe |
| Friday, February 01, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Although suicide is a significant cause of death throughout the world, many countries lack data on suicides within their borders. In this month's issue of the British... more
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American Soldiers' Suicide Rates Still Rising |
| Friday, February 01, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
It's an issue we've touched on before, but the central point bears repeating: an alarming number of American soldiers either serving in or returning from our current overseas conflicts are ta... more
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Autism Linked to Head Size |
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
Recent advancement in our understanding of autism has fueled hopes of early detection and treatment of the disorder. Last week, we reported on the exciting find that abnormalities in chromosome 16... more
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ADHD Kids May Make for Bigger Bullies |
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Bullying is a cyclical phenomenon: the child who suffers the wrath of his peers is more likely to take out his own violent urges on smaller or less capable classmates. Call it a very twisted sort of r... more
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Marijuana Withdrawal May Be Comparable to Nicotine Withdrawal |
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Heavy marijuana users trying to quit their drug usage often develop symptoms of withdrawal. Only within the past decade, however, have studies begun to demonstrate the severity of marijuana withdrawal... more
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Depression Screening Useful in Juvenile Justice System |
| Wednesday, January 30, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Many of the youths who get funneled into the juvenile justice system are released without incarceration, only to find themselves in a more serious criminal, or mental health, institution as adults. Wh... more
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Heavy Smoking Tied to Genetic Variations |
| Wednesday, January 30, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
In past studies, researchers have demonstrated that genes play a role in nicotine addiction, affecting our likelihood of becoming addicted to nicotine and helping to determin... more
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Depression Most Common in Middle Age |
| Wednesday, January 30, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Popular images of unstable adolescents and neglected senior citizens as the most obvious victims of clinical depression have, according to new research, mistakenly reversed the equation. The diso... more
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Psychoanalysis Effective for Some Autistic Children |
| Wednesday, January 30, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
Autism Spectrum Disorder's (ASD) broad and often puzzling range of symptomatic variations allows for an extremely flexible field of potential treatments, and a considerable myriad of approaches ... more
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Genes May Determine Antidepressant Success Rates |
| Wednesday, January 30, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
A common mutation in a gene responsible for repelling foreign substances from the central nervous system may be to blame for the failure of antidepressant medications in a large portion of the ... more
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