About 2.6 million American children and adolescents had diagnosed anxiety and/or depression in 2011-12, reports an analysis of nationwide data in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal ...
Apr 24, 2018
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A new research report shows that a high ranking in the Human Development Index is connected with the availability of mental health services. In a comparison between 17 European and Asian countries, Norway, Switzerland and ...
Feb 21, 2018
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If a child is born to a woman who is addicted to drugs, the baby is often taken away from its mother. A new investigation by the BBC's Panorama programme looked at the struggle some of these women go through to get their ...
Jan 31, 2018
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For years, scientists and clinicians have been documenting the significant psychological effects on child victims of sexual abuse. But what about the physical impact? Pascale Vézina-Gagnon, a Ph.D. student researcher at ...
Dec 19, 2017
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Spending time in foster care can have serious consequences for the health and well-being of children. But what about their mothers?
Nov 2, 2017
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Canadian immigrant parents, refugees, women and minorities are at greater risk of mental health issues and socioeconomic challenges, with their children more likely to suffer learning setbacks before kindergarten, a pair ...
Oct 25, 2017
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Families are slowly trying to return to normalcy after the devastating Hurricane Irma. As power is restored, schools reopen and the clean-up continues, Jonathan Comer, professor of psychology and psychiatry at Florida International ...
Sep 21, 2017
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It might be seen by some as one of the ultimate parenting taboos – to admit that you smack your child. Yet research from the Children's Society reveals just 14% of adults think slapping children is unacceptable. It's clear ...
Sep 5, 2017
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In today's world, children are very active, being pushed and pulled into various extracurricular activities. Parents sometimes struggle with listening to their children to determine their likes, dislikes, wants and needs, ...
Jul 26, 2017
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Scientists have looked at over 8,000 parents and children in Children of the 90s and found that the children of women with personality traits associated with emotional and relationship difficulties were at greater risk of ...
Jun 6, 2017
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