Externalizing behaviors were assessed with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), one of the most commonly used questionnaires in current child and
adolescent psychiatric research [1, 44].
Not exact matches
New
research shows that
adolescent binge drinking can lead to epigenetic reprogramming that predisposes an individual to later
psychiatric disorders such as anxiety.
This study also goes above and beyond prior
research as it shows that gambling youth are not only at risk of gambling problems, which are associated with numerous adverse interpersonal, financial, criminal, and
psychiatric consequences, but also at risk for sex - related behaviors such as
adolescent pregnancy / impregnation.»
Although further
research into A-CRA's efficacy in treating various combinations of substance use and
psychiatric disorders is warranted, the authors argue that there's no reason for providers to wait when it comes to offering comprehensive treatment to
adolescents who could benefit from their help right now.
For the qualitative
research study, Bertram served on the care team of eight
adolescents with histories of hospitalization for
psychiatric problems.
Other
research has shown that long - term use of cannabis increases
adolescent drug users» risk for certain
psychiatric and neurological disorders, such as schizophrenia.
Charlestown and Belmont, MA - Teamsters Local 25 president Sean O'Brien recently presented more than $ 300,000 to local non-profits, including a $ 50,000 donation to McLean Hospital which will be used to continue groundbreaking autism
research and support the McLean - Franciscan Child and
Adolescent Inpatient Program at Franciscan Children's Hospital, the only Massachusetts inpatient child
psychiatric program with a sub-specialty in the treatment of youth with co-occurring autism spectrum disorders in
psychiatric crisis.
Despite high rates of trauma exposure (46 % -96 %) and significant posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; 21 % -29 %) symptoms in
adolescent psychiatric inpatients, there is a dearth of
research on effective
Dr. Brown's
research publications have included: Self - cutting and sexual risk among
adolescents in intesive
psychiatric treatment; Promoting safer sex among HIV - positive youth with hemophilia: Theory, intervention, and outcome; Predictors of retention among HIV / hemophilia health care professionals; Impact of sexual abuse on the HIV - risk - related behavior of
adolescents in intensive
psychiatric treatment; Heroin use in
adolescents and young adults admitted for drug detoxification; and Children and
adolescents living with HIV and AIDS: A review
His
research interests are focused on AIDS prevention and safer sex programs for
adolescents with
psychiatric disorders.
Dickstein leads Bradley's Pedi - MIND
research program, which uses brain imaging techniques, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and behavioral measures to identify biological markers of
psychiatric illness, including bipolar disorder in children and
adolescents.
Compared to non-LD peers, youth with LD frequently report feelings of loneliness, stress, depression and suicide, among other
psychiatric symptoms.15, 16 For example, in the National Longitudinal Study of
Adolescent Health, the LD sample was twice as likely to report a suicide attempt in the past year.16 Longitudinal
research on risk - taking indicates that, compared to non-LD peers,
adolescents with LD engage more frequently in various risk behaviours.17 Therefore, the presence of LD in childhood appears to confer a general risk for adverse outcomes throughout adolescence and into adulthood.
The recent trend in
research funding at the National Institute of Mental Health indicates that there is interest in advancing
adolescent mental health
research that takes a developmental - systemic approach in a field that currently relies predominantly on outpatient, short - term, symptom - targeted
psychiatric and psychopharmacological interventions (NIMH 2008).