http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Not all aggressive children are aggressive for the same reasons, according to Penn State researchers, who found that some kindergartners who are aggressive show low verbal abilities while others are more easily physiologically aroused. The findings suggest that different types of treatments may be needed to help kids with different underlying causes for problem behavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-aggression-kindergartners.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:19:06 EST news267981538 Even on the playground, our friends know us better than we know ourselves. New research has revealed that your childhood peers from grade school may be able to best predict your success as an adult. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-playground-peers-adult-personalities.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:56:49 EST news267364601 (HealthDay) -- Ninety percent of American high school students report that some of their classmates are using illicit drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, during the school day, a new survey found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-teens-drugs-school-survey.html Addiction Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:19:08 EST news264871138 Why do some colleges have persistently high levels of binge drinking? It may be because, at these schools, binge drinking is associated with high status and binge drinkers are happier with their college social experience than their non-binge drinking peers, suggests new research to be presented at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-binge-college-students-happier-non-binge.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 20 Aug 2012 02:00:03 EST news264646134 The junior high and high school years are emotionally challenging even under the best of circumstances, but for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), that time can be particularly painful. Lacking the social skills that enable them to interact successfully with their peers, these students are often ostracized and even bullied by their classmates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-autism-focusing-strengths-social-skills.html Autism spectrum disorders Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:53:38 EST news263051515 The April suicide of 14-year-old Kenneth Weishuhn Jr. -- a South O'Brien High School (Paulina, Iowa) student who was reportedly teased and bullied by classmates -- had Iowa lawmakers questioning the effectiveness of the state's five-year-old anti-bullying law. School officials can't always identify the bullies until it's too late. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-gentile-media-violence-kids-applications.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:20:01 EST news261126371 The common cold virus may be more common than previously thought in university students not reporting any symptoms. Rhinovirus, the virus responsible for the common cold was found at some point during an 8-week study period in an estimated 60% of university students that were asymptomatic. Researchers from Canada report their findings at the 2012 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-asymptomatic-rhinovirus-infection-outnumbers-symptomatic.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:00:01 EST news259340305 A principal standing in the hallway says, "You are one of my favorite students!" In class, a smart girl says, "You are the nicest person in our class!" http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-avatars-children-social-anxiety.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:41:12 EST news258716460 Onscreen, Michael Mendoza's digital avatar stands before a wonderland of cakes and sweets, but his message is all business: "I. Get. Frustrated when people push me and call me - and call me - a teacher's pet!" http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-video-games-autistic-students-classrooms.html Autism spectrum disorders Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:50:01 EST news258027922 Middle- and high-school students who bully their classmates are more likely than others to use substances such as cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana, a new study found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-school-bullies-substance-users.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:21:03 EST news250186853 The youngest children in the classroom are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- and prescribed medication -- than their peers in the same grade, according to a study just published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-younger-children-classroom-overdiagnosed-adhd.html Attention deficit disorders Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:00:06 EST news250166079 (Medical Xpress) -- A UT Dallas professor is studying the differences between the social impairments found in autism and schizophrenia to help develop better treatments for people with both disorders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-traits-autism-schizophrenia.html Autism spectrum disorders Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:40:36 EST news249554419 Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who attend regular education classes may be more likely to improve their social skills if their typically developing peers are taught how to interact with them than if only the children with ASD are taught such skills. According to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, a shift away from more commonly used interventions that focus on training children with ASD directly may provide greater social benefits for children with ASD. The study was published online ahead of print on Nov. 28, 2011, in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-peers-social-outcomes-kids-asd.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:20:01 EST news241843681 Research led by University of Southern California (USC) professor Mary Ann Pentz, Ph.D., shows that black middle school students whose close friends drink alcohol are more likely to drink alcohol in high school than their white classmates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-underage-friends-high-indicator-future.html Health Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:17:58 EST news239357848 Teenage survivors of a major earthquake experienced high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with girls and older students being the most severely affected, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-teenage-girls-senior-students-highest.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:02:06 EST news238845717 Social rejection can cause stress in preschoolers, adolescents, and adults. But what happens in middle childhood, a time when peer rejection can be particularly stressful and friendships are key? A new study has found that friendships serve as a buffer against the negative effects of classmates' rejection. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-friendship-difference-stress.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:27:23 EST news238814832 Parents of nut-allergy sufferers face hostility and scepticism in trying to find safe environments for their children, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-nut-allergy-prejudice-.html Health Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:20:01 EST news232685829 In 2005, Jeffrey Martin, Ph.D., professor of kinesiology, health and sport studies in Wayne State University's College of Education, found that children living in underserved communities are less physically active than their higher-income counterparts. Now, in a follow-up study, Martin has found environmental factors that may affect underserved children's physical activity and fitness levels: classmate support, gender and confidence. The study was published in the June 2011 issue of Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-environmental-factors-underserved-children-physical.html Health Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:12:22 EST news229864324