Autism spectrum disorders
Owning a pet dog can help parents of children with autism
A new study has highlighted the potential for pet dogs to reduce stress in parents of children with autism.
May 21, 2015
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News tagged with parental stress
Psychology & Psychiatry
Telomeres and social disadvantage
Genes amplify the stress of harsh environments for some children, and magnify the advantage of supportive environments for other children, according to a study that's one of the first to document how genes interacting with ...
Apr 7, 2014
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Pediatrics
Maternal posttraumatic stress disorder associated with increased risk for child maltreatment
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in mothers appears to be associated with an increased risk for child maltreatment beyond that associated with maternal depression, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics.
Sep 2, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mom or dad has bipolar disorder? Keep stress in check
Children whose mother or father is affected by bipolar disorder may need to keep their stress levels in check. A new international study, led by Concordia University, suggests the stress hormone cortisol is a key player in ...
May 5, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sleep disorders in parents and children associated with more parental stress, study finds
The rate of parental stress is greater among parents who have sleep disorders themselves, or have children with sleep disorders, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Ray Merrill ...
Jan 25, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Not sleeping with parents linked to baby's stress in bath: Dutch study
Babies who do not sleep in their parents' bedroom, experience a higher stress level in the bath than children who do, concludes NWO researcher Carolina de Weerth from Radboud University Nijmegen. She published the results ...
Oct 6, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers identify genes in children linked to stress, bipolar disorder
Genetic alterations that can be modulated by stress have been identified in children at high risk for bipolar disorder, according to a recently published study by researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of ...
May 8, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Compassion training for parents may reduce their children's stress
A new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison shows that the young children of parents who take part in a compassion-based training program develop lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol over ...
Jan 14, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Parents' technology use can negatively impact children
(HealthDay)—Parents' use of digital devices may exacerbate their child's poor behavior, according to a study recently published in Pediatric Research.
Sep 13, 2018
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Genetics
Parenting stress associated with epigenetic differences in African American mothers
Parenting can be stressful - and this stress may be influencing the DNA methylation of African American mothers, finds a new study led by NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing published in the Journal of Clinical and Translational ...
Mar 12, 2018
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