Photo Source: WikiMedia Commons A disruption of circadian rhythms, when combined with a high-fat, high-sugar diet, may contribute to inflammatory bowel disease and other harmful conditions, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at...
When poor teenagers arrive at their appointments with Alan Meyers, a pediatrician at Boston Medical Center, he performs a standard examination and prescribes whatever medication they need. But if the patient is struggling with transportation or weight...
Picture of "Little Red School House" I passed along the road. My route took me through Phoenix, Arizona and I had the great fortune and pleasure to meet with some of the staff of Eight Educational Outreach - Kimberly Flack (General Manager of...
Some warning signs are obvious—but others are harder to detect or may be mistaken for normal adolescent rebellion. A new study, presented today at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) found that drug use, in...
Bonnie Bellah Program Coordinator for Infant Mental Health Oklahoma Association for Infant Mental Health www.okaimh.org Basically, what do you do, and what does your organization do? The Oklahoma Association for Infant Mental Health (OK-AIMH)...
I'm going to tell you something that is hard to believe. Psychologists can predict what kind of parents we'll be by how we talk about childhood. Attachment between parent and child refers to the pattern of communication and quality of relationship in...
To mark the first official Children and Youth in Care Day in Ontario on May 14 , the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies (OACAS), YouthCAN and Children's Aid Societies across the province are celebrating the...
Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, or DMDD, during childhood was associated with long-term impaired functioning that was often worse than other psychiatric disorders, according to data from a population-based study. Symptoms of DMDD were assessed...
The Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco, led by pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris, is looking to immediately fill the position of director of clinical programs. In this position, the director: ...leads the clinical team to provide...
More than a half million Americans with serious mental illness are falling through the cracks of a system in tatters, a USA Today special report shows. The mentally ill who have nowhere to go and find little sympathy from those around them...
Opinion By TODD GARRISON Sure, you can sit at a poker table and get pretty excited if you’re holding four aces. You’d probably bet a lot of money on what you think is a winning hand. If you did win, you’d be telling...
Paul Ryan and Jeb Bush, the didactic-meets-dynastic duo, spoke last week at a Manhattan Institute gathering, providing a Mayberry-like prescription for combating poverty in this country: all it takes is more friendship and traditional marriage. Ryan...
Opinion by Steve Leifman The recent decision by leaders in the state Legislature to back away from a bill that would have jeopardized Florida’s system of community-based crisis stabilization units (CSUs) in favor of a more-thoughtful analysis of...
Only a quarter of children with mental health conditions are receiving the treatment they need, according to a study produced by the body charged with improving the health service in England. An internal presentation, produced by NHS England and...
Daniel Beaty Promotes Both Artistry and Social Good LOS ANGELES — On a recent sweltering day, the actor and writer Daniel Beaty spent six hours at a high school near Watts, showing the students how their pain could turn into poetry. A few hours...