Latest Child and adolescent psychiatry Stories
A recent study by pediatricians from the Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York examined to what extent pediatric physicians adhere to American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical guidelines regarding pharmacotherapy in treating young patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The results showed that more than 90 percent of medical specialists who diagnose and manage ADHD in preschoolers do not follow treatment guidelines recently published by the AAP. New Hyde...
Harvard researchers find lengthy waits for severely ill psychiatric patients A study published today in Annals of Emergency Medicine reports lengthy waits for severely ill psychiatric patients in need of immediate hospitalization in the Boston area, due in part to time-consuming prior authorizations required by insurance companies. Psychiatrists spent, on average, 38 minutes on the telephone getting authorization. In 10 percent of cases it took more than one hour to obtain insurance...
Watching tragedies such as those at the Boston Marathon and at the plant explosion in West, Texas, can leave many people feeling overwhelmed, helpless and upset. Experts at Baylor College of Medicine offer a few tips and resources to cope with these difficult times. "Those who have already endured a painful event may be re-traumatized. Additionally, parents may be wondering what to say and how to talk to their children, especially as many elements are still unknown," said Dr. Laurel L....
The age at which a child with autism is diagnosed is related to the particular suite of behavioral symptoms he or she exhibits, new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison shows. Certain diagnostic features, including poor nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors, were associated with earlier identification of an autism spectrum disorder, according to a study in the April issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Displaying more...
A study published in the March 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that 9 out of 10 young children with moderate to severe attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to experience serious to severe symptoms and impairment long after their original diagnoses, and in many cases, despite treatment. The study, a federally funded multi-center study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, is the largest...
People in creative professions are treated more often for mental illness than the general population, there being a particularly salient connection between writing and schizophrenia. This according to researchers at Karolinska Institutet, whose large-scale Swedish registry study is the most comprehensive ever in its field. Last year, the team showed that artists and scientists were more common amongst families where bipolar disorder and schizophrenia is present, compared to the population...
OCONOMOWOC, Wis., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Key members of the psychiatric team at Rogers Memorial Hospital will participate in the 59(th) Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), to be held October 23-28 in San Francisco, Calif. As part of a symposium at the event, Bradley C. Riemann, Ph.D., Clinical Director of the OCD Center and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Services at Rogers Memorial Hospital, will present research results of...
John Neumann for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study published Monday in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine finds that many teenagers affected with some form of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are bullied at school, much more than the estimated 11 percent of teens bullied in the general population. Teens who are bullied, previous studies discovered, tend to be more depressed, lonely and anxious and do worse in school than those who aren’t picked on,...
Reports new study in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry A study published in the July 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that diverted medical marijuana use among adolescents receiving treatment for substance abuse is very common. Study participants from two adolescent substance abuse treatment programs in the Denver metropolitan area were asked questions about their medical marijuana use.121 of 164...
Dr Sandra Johnson’s unique medical text can now be bought online. It offers paediatric trainees and practitioners a succinct study of childhood development paediatrics, with practical ways of helping both child and family through the developmental process. Sydney, New South Wales (PRWEB) July 19, 2012 Elsevier Australia is proud to publish Dr Sandra Johnson’s 'A Clinical Handbook on Childhood Development Paediatrics'. 'A Clinical Handbook on Childhood Development...
