Children's health
06 Mar 2013
Perfectionistic parenting impacts childhood anxieties
In a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, researchers investigated the impact of perfectionistic rearing behaviors by parents on children. Results showed that while all children showed an increase in their self-oriented perfectionism under perfectionist rearing conditions, it was children in the non-perfectionistic rearing condition that improved…
Children's health
12 Feb 2013
ADHD medication can slow growth in teenage boys
Adolescent boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to be shorter and slimmer than their same-age peers, according to a new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Dr Alison Poulton from the University of Sydney and her coauthors investigated the influence of stimulant medication on…
Children's health
31 Jan 2013
Sweet taste comforts babies during injections
Fictional character Mary Poppins may have been correct when she sang “a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down” at least when it comes to injections for babies, according to a new systematic review published in the international Cochrane Library. The researchers found the sweet taste of sugar may…
Children's health
30 Jan 2013
Bullying causes significant emotional and physical consequences for children with autism
Nearly 70 percent of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) experience emotional trauma as a result of being bullied, according to findings published in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, while a significant portion were concerned for their own safety at school. The study also found that children with…
Children's health
29 Jan 2013
Adolescent stress linked to severe adult mental illness
Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have established a link between elevated levels of a stress hormone in adolescence – a critical time for brain development – and genetic changes that, in young adulthood, cause severe mental illness in those predisposed to it. The findings, reported in the journal Science,…
Children's health
04 Jan 2013
Nearly half of children with food allergies experience bullying
Nearly half of children diagnosed with food allergies who participated in a recent study are bullied, according to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. One third of those bullied specifically due to their food allergy. Almost eight percent of children in the U.S. are allergic to…
Lungs
01 Jan 2013
A Study of LY2127399 in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
The purpose of this SLE study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of two different doses of LY2127399 administered in addition to standard of care therapy in patients with active SLE. Official Title A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of…
Mental Health
01 Jan 2013
Ultrabrief Pulsewidth Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) (UB ECT)
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) remains essential to contemporary psychiatric practice and is one of the safest and most effective treatments available for depression.
Mental Health
01 Jan 2013
Improving Primary Care in Patients With Mental Disorders
This study will determine the effectiveness of medical case management in improving the medical care of people with mental disorders or substance abuse problems. Official Title Improving Primary Care in Patients With Mental Disorders. Conditions Mental Disorders Study Type Interventional Study Design Health Services Research, Randomised,…
