Did ‘Helicopter’ Parents Cause the Mental Health Crisis in Today’s Young?
MONDAY, March 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Kids and teens are struggling with their mental health in America, and one new report suggests the overinvolvement of parents may be partly to blame.Kids don’t get to roam any more. They’ve lost time for free…
Learn MoreHow to Help Your Child Deal With Separation Anxiety
MONDAY, March 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) – For some children, it can be hard when mom or dad leave them at daycare, school or even just with the other parent. It’s normal for small children to feel some separation anxiety. But it can be more concerning…
Learn MoreEarly-Life Adversity Tied to Poor Mental Health, Cognition in Later Childhood
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Early-life adversity has lasting effects on mental health and cognitive abilities later in childhood, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.Tochukwu Nwe…
Learn MoreElectronic Health Record Data May Predict Early Autism
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Autism detection using electronic health record (EHR) data achieves clinically meaningful accuracy by age 30 days, which improves by age 1 year, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Network Open…
Learn MoreChildhood Maltreatment Is Partial Causal Factor for Later Mental Health Problems
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Experiencing abuse or neglect as a child can cause multiple mental health problems, according to a review published online Jan. 11 in The American Journal of Psychiatry.Jessie R. Baldwin, Ph.D., from Universi…
Learn MoreChildhood Regulatory Problems Tied to Behavioral Problems in Young Adults
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There are long-lasting associations between multiple or persistent regulatory problems (RPs) in childhood and behavioral problems that extend into adulthood, according to a study published online Jan. 5 in t…
Learn MoreAntipsychotics Increasingly Being Prescribed to Children
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Antipsychotics are increasingly being prescribed to children, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in The Lancet Psychiatry.Maja R. Radojčić, Ph.D., from the University of Manchester in the United …
Learn MoreEl ejercicio y los deportes son un antidepresivo natural para los adolescentes
VIERNES, 6 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un antídoto contra la depresión adolescente quizá se encuentre en los gimnasios de las escuelas y en los campos deportivos, plantea una nueva revisión de gran tamaño.Los programas de ejercicio supervisad…
Learn MoreExercise, Sports: A Natural Antidepressant for Teens
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An antidote to teenage depression might be found in school gymnasiums and on sports fields, a major new review argues.Supervised exercise programs are associated with significant reductions in symptoms of depre…
Learn MoreChildren’s Firearm Injuries Up Risk for New Mental Health Diagnoses
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children were found to have more than 50 percent increased odds of a new mental health diagnosis in the year following a firearm injury versus a motor vehicle collision, according to a study published in the …
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