Psychiatry

Adding therapy helps adolescents with depression not responding to SSRIs
Children's health 03 Mar 2008

Adding therapy helps adolescents with depression not responding to SSRIs

For adolescents with depression not responding to an initial treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), switching medications and adding cognitive behavioural therapy resulted in an improvement in symptoms, compared to just changing medications, according to a study in the February 27 issue of JAMA: The Journal of the…
Obesity and Depression
Children's Health 28 Feb 2008

Obesity and Depression

Obesity and depression are linked. Many hypotheses have been put forward to explain the relationship existing between these two complex conditions.
Inattention
Children's health 26 Feb 2008

Inattention

Inattention: Inattention can be simply put as a lack of attention or a reduced attention span, this article is an overview about inattention and treatements…
Genetic and environmental hormonal response to stress in children depends on family context
Children's health 22 Feb 2008

Genetic and environmental hormonal response to stress in children depends on family context

A study conducted on 346 19-month-old twins by an international team led by Universite Laval professor of psychology Michel Boivin reveals that the genetic and environmental bases of hormonal response to stress depend on the context in which a child grows up. This is the first time such an effect…
Spotlight on youth mental health
Children's health 20 Feb 2008

Spotlight on youth mental health

In Sydney late last year, paediatricians, psychologists and psychiatrists gathered to discuss the continuities and discontinuities of youth mental health. The forum, a first of its kind, provided an invaluable opportunity to hear the latest research on this important field of study. Its interactive nature enabled participants to give their…
Giving birth to a boy can lead to higher levels of severe post-natal depression
Children's health 19 Feb 2008

Giving birth to a boy can lead to higher levels of severe post-natal depression

Giving birth to a boy can lead to higher levels of severe post-natal depression (PND) and reduced quality of life than having a girl, according to research published in the February issue of Journal of Clinical Nursing. A team of researchers led by Professor Claude de Tychey, from Université Nancy…
Risperidone and haloperidol go head to head
Children's health 15 Feb 2008

Risperidone and haloperidol go head to head

For the first time, the long term efficacy of risperidone in the treatment of autism disorder (AD) has been compared with haloperidol. An open label maintenance study involving 28 children and adolescents found that risperidone was superior because it was associated with fewer side effects and a more significant improvement…
Stutterers aren’t anxious
Children's health 15 Feb 2008

Stutterers aren’t anxious

University of Canterbury research is challenging the notion that stuttering in children could be linked to personal anxiety. Bianca Phaal, a masters student in the Department of Communication Disorders, has just completed a study looking at the anxiety levels of a group of three and four-year-olds who were at the…
Grains (Cereals)
Cancer 14 Feb 2008

Grains (Cereals)

Grains, also called cereal or cereal grains, are the seeds of grasses. Grains constitute a major source of energy in most households today, and occupy…