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NIH-funded study finds deficits in overall IQ, problem solving skills and impulse control.
...and substance use disorders, worse health and social functioning, less financial and educational achievement, and increased criminality, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
....deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at age 14, according to a study published online in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
“Interestingly, our results reveal that lower levels of sedentary activity at age 7 were the main predictor for ADHD at age 14, rather than higher levels of vigorous activity,”.
Cognitive delays and poor academic performance are negative outcomes associated with excessive screen time.
Excessive screen exposure can negatively affect child development, and clinicians should direct parents on appropriate lengths and consequences associated with increased screen time,
Findings from a study published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology showed some psychiatric drugs may be under-prescribed in children and adolescents, challenging the notion that these drugs are overprescribed.
... from depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts than teens who weren’t routinely victimized by other kids, a Canadian study suggests.
and lifelong health and opportunity. As such, early experiences are an important public health issue. Much of the foundational research in this area has been referred to as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
ACEs include physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, living with an alcohol or drug abuser, domestic violence, and emotional and physical neglect.
MetrCCS is a public/private partnership in the 7-County Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area of mental health crisis response providers, parents, advocates, hospitals and third party payers. They have just re-launched an important website to help people find their local mental health crisis services and resources – in 8 languages. www.childcrisisresponsemn.org