Category: Children's Mental Health
Research Links Poor Kids’ Stress, Brain Impairment
By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, April 6, 2009; Page A06
Children raised in poverty suffer many ill effects: They often have health problems and tend to struggle in school, which can create a cycle of poverty across generations.
Now, research is providing what could be crucial clues to ... Read More
Study Finds 1 in 5 Young Americans Have Personality Disorder
According to a study funded with grants from the National Institutes of Health, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the New York Psychiatric Institute, almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life. Personality disorders include obsessive, compulsive, anti-social, and paranoid behaviors ... Read More
Pediatricians Don’t Routinely Ask About Mental Health
A recent Blog article on the U.S. News and World Report website focused on pediatricians and their inquiry into the mental health needs of their patients. See the exerpt below:
Pediatricians Don't Routinely Ask About Mental Health
December 15, 2008 03:48 PM ET | Nancy Shute |
Don't count on your child's ... Read More
School-Based Program Can Change Kids’ Lives
A Seattle project was linked to better education, mental health 15 years later
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 HealthDay News, U.S. News and World Report -- Urban kids who took part in a social development program in elementary school had improved mental health, sexual health, and educational and economic success as young adults, a ... Read More
Kids In Crisis Spend Days In ERs; Psychiatric Patients ‘Boarded’ While They Wait For Bed
Children in crisis who need psychiatric care can end up living in emergency rooms for days before getting it, according to an investigation by WCVB-TV in Boston.
Deb Tilly's son, Ryan, spent 11 days in a Massachusetts emergency room with a security guard outside his door. His mother said there was ... Read More
Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children; Long-Term Risks of Teen Alcohol Use: Two New Studies
Children's mental health was the subject of two recent studies. One involved treatment of anxiety disorders, the other examined long-term effects of alcohol use in teenagers.
The first study involved about five hundred children in the United States, ages seven to seventeen. They had moderate to severe disorders involving worries and ... Read More
