http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Poor children who move three or more times before they turn 5 have more behavior problems than their peers, according to a new study by researchers at Cornell University and the National Employment Law Project. The study is published in the journal Child Development. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-multiple-poor-young-children.html Health Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:04 EST news283629914 (HealthDay)—Suspending or expelling a child from school should be a rare last resort and not a routine punishment for bullying, drug use or other infractions, according to a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-pediatricians-expulsions-suspensions-schools.html Pediatrics Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:30:03 EST news281019119 A new study that looked at more than 75,000 children in day care in Norway found little evidence that the amount of time a child spends in child care leads to an increase in behavioral problems, according to researchers from the United States and Norway. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-links-day-behavioral-issues.html Pediatrics Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:26:43 EST news277658797 In a study published today in Pediatrics, scientists at Umeå University in Sweden conclude that giving iron supplements to low birth weight infants reduces the risk of behavior problems like ADHD later in life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-iron-supplements-adhd-birth-weight.html Attention deficit disorders Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:56:51 EST news274352161 Behavior problems, not depression, are linked to lower grades for depressed adolescents, according to a study in the December issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-behavior-problems-depression-linked-grades.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:01 EST news273344763 Adolescents can be chronically sleep deprived because of their inability to fall asleep early in combination with fixed wakeup times on school days. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), almost 70 percent of schoolchildren get insufficient sleep—less than eight hours on school nights. This type of restricted sleep schedule has been linked with depression, behavior problems, poor performance at school, drug use, and automobile accidents. A new study from the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that exposure to morning short-wavelength "blue" light has the potential to help sleep-deprived adolescents prepare for the challenges of the day and deal with stress, more so than dim light. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-short-wavelength-beneficial-stress-hormone-response.html Health Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:50:05 EST news270380786 (Medical Xpress)—High-risk children adopted from foster care do equally well when placed with gay, lesbian or heterosexual parents, UCLA psychologists report in the first multi-year study of children adopted by these three groups of parents. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-foster-kids-equally-gay-lesbian.html Health Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:23:36 EST news269850191 (Medical Xpress)—University of Illinois at Chicago researchers are conducting a study to determine if treating mothers with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder—either with medication or parent training—will help children at risk for ADHD. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-mothers-adhd-outcomes-kids.html Attention deficit disorders Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:40:37 EST news269764828 (Medical Xpress)—Divorce is difficult for any family, but for young children it can lead to long-term behavioral problems not experienced by older children or by children of unwed parents who separate, according to a new study co-authored by Amy Claessens, assistant professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-divorce-children-age-hard.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:46:17 EST news267176768 (Medical Xpress) -- Preschool children exposed to domestic violence and additional traumatic events are at increased risk for developing traumatic stress disorder, a new University of Michigan study shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-preschool-children-stress-domestic-violence.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:03:05 EST news264668579 Persistent and loud snoring in young children is associated with problem behaviors, according to a new study published online in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-links-persistent-loud-young-children.html Pediatrics Mon, 13 Aug 2012 03:38:02 EST news264047798 (HealthDay) -- Use of powerful antipsychotic medications such as Abilify and Risperdal to control youngsters with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other behavior problems has skyrocketed in recent years, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-kids-antipsychotics-adhd.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:10:01 EST news263557347 (HealthDay) -- Maternal prenatal caffeine intake is not associated with behavior problems in young children, according to a study published online July 9 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-prenatal-caffeine-intake-linked-children.html Pediatrics Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:17:38 EST news261065851 Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, today released An Introduction to Behavioral Health Treatments, Applied Behavior Analysis and Toilet Training parent's guides. These latest tool kits, all developed as part of the work of the Autism Treatment Network through its participation as the HRSA-funded Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P), are available for free download on Autism Speaks Tool Kits webpage. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-autism-strategies-child-difficult-behaviors.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:26:14 EST news259503928 When violence shatters a child's world, the torment can continue into their sleep, according to researchers in Cleveland. The impact is measurable and affected by the severity of the violence, and the effects can last over time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-real-life-exposure-violence-disrupts-child.html Health Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:19:50 EST news258779983 New research from North Carolina State University shows that the United States and Great Britain share common risk factors that increase the likelihood of behavioral problems in children – and that Britain's broader social welfare programs don't appear to mitigate those risks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-great-britain-factors-child-behavior.html Health Wed, 16 May 2012 10:48:49 EST news256384118 When children behave badly, it's easy to blame their parents. Sometimes, however, such behavior may be due to a mental disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-unruly-kids-mental-disorder.html Pediatrics Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:01 EST news254749094 As childhood and adolescent deaths from infectious diseases have declined worldwide, policymakers are shifting attention to preventing deaths from noncommunicable causes, such as drug and alcohol use, mental health problems, obesity, traffic crashes, violence and unsafe sex practices. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-global-health-priorities-shift-risky.html Health Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:30:10 EST news254507089 The first study to look at methamphetamine's potential lasting effects on children whose mothers used it in pregnancy finds these kids at higher risk for behavior problems than other children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-meth-babies-behavior-problems.html Addiction Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:18:29 EST news251353091 HIV-positive children older than 1 year who were treated after showing moderate HIV-related symptoms did not experience greater cognitive or behavior problems compared to peers treated when signs of their infection were still mild, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. But both groups of HIV-positive children lagged behind HIV-negative children in these areas, suggesting that the first year of life may present a critical treatment window for minimizing impairments in brain development due to HIV. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-treatment-window-hiv-children-infected.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:31:55 EST news250277497 (AP) -- The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's "one of the most feared health conditions" on Wednesday as it issued a draft of a new national strategy to fight the ominous rise in this mind-destroying disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-alzheimer-disease_1.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:10:01 EST news249152439 Programs that support parents during their child's early years hold promise for obesity prevention, according to a new study in the online February 6 issue of Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-positive-parenting-early-childhood-obesity.html Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:30:48 EST news247721440 High-quality friendships in kindergarten may mean that boys will have fewer behavior problems and better social skills in first and third grades, said Nancy McElwain, a University of Illinois associate professor of human development and co-author of a study published in a recent issue of Infant and Child Development. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-kindergarten-friendships-boys.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:10:27 EST news241794619 Children who are persistently aggressive, defiant, and explosive by the time they're in kindergarten very often have tumultuous relationships with their parents from early on. A new longitudinal study suggests that a cycle involving parenting styles and hostility between mothers and toddlers is at play. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-uncovers-clues-young-children-aggressive.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:50:02 EST news238814896 Researchers at Tenon Hospital, Paris, France, found that patients with mild Alzheimer's disease whose vision improved after cataract surgery also showed improvement in cognitive ability, mood, sleep patterns and other behaviors. Lead researcher Brigitte Girard, MD, will discuss her team's results today at the American Academy of Ophthalmology's 2011 Annual Meeting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-mood-cognition-patterns-alzheimer-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:08:41 EST news238748909 (Medical Xpress) -- Children who go through puberty at a faster rate are more likely to act out and to suffer from anxiety and depression, according to a study by researchers at Penn State, Duke University and the University of California, Davis. Theresults suggest that primary care providers, teachers and parents should look not only at the timing of puberty in relation to kids' behavior problems, but also at the tempo of puberty -- how fast or slow kids go through puberty. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-faster-puberty-linked-behavior-problems.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:32:39 EST news234088349 Adult day care services significantly reduce the stress levels of family caregivers of older adults with dementia, according to a team of Penn State and Virginia Tech researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-adult-day-much-needed-family-caregivers.html Health Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:33:13 EST news230211183 New research has shown that children's risk for learning and behavior problems and obesity rises in correlation to their level of trauma exposure, says the psychiatrist at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital who oversaw the study. The findings could encourage physicians to consider diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder rather than attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, which has similar symptoms to PTSD but very different treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-childhood-trauma-linked-higher-mental.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:47:07 EST news226748810