Depression in children and adolescents has become a major, global, public health challenge, with several negative health outcomes—many of which manifest themselves later in adulthood. A new study in the Journal of the American ...
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As veterans have high rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and historically poor treatment outcomes and high attrition, alternative treatments have gained much popularity despite lack of rigorous research. For this ...
Aug 31, 2021
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Variations in the 16p11.2 region of the genome are associated with autism spectrum disorder. While people with genetic deletions in this region have larger heads (macrocephaly) and people with genetic duplications have smaller ...
Aug 26, 2021
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New research from King's College London has explored whether different types of trauma confer the same risk of future mental illness, in the first study of its kind.
Aug 20, 2021
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The economic burden of providing special education and training for a child diagnosed with ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) is estimated to cost the average American family five times as much as a child without ...
Jul 28, 2021
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For the first time, researchers have used machine learning to successfully measure attachment in children—the vital human bond that humans first develop as infants to their caregivers.
Jul 26, 2021
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A scientific review has found evidence that a disruption in blood clotting and the first line immune system could be contributing factors in the development of psychosis.
Jul 16, 2021
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A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that the type of one-on-one treatment plans delivered to toddlers, aged 12-30 months, diagnosed with ...
Jul 8, 2021
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The vast majority of adolescents will think back to the COVID-19 pandemic and remember having to wear "those annoying masks," attend "Zoom school" and miss out on extracurricular activities.
Jul 7, 2021
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Tests of a drug known to stimulate brain activity have shown early success in reducing symptoms of sluggish cognitive tempo in 38 men and women with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD.)
Jun 29, 2021
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