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Childhood Abuse Linked to Diabetes, Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Women by Medline Plus Posted Fri 20 Jul 2012 12:00pm Study found victims twice as likely to have high blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Child Abuse , Metabolic Syndrome , Women's Health Read on »

What Kids Say They Need For Happiness from the Vancouver Sun by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Fri 22 May 2009 11:58pm I found it exciting to read in the Vancouver Sun a report on happiness about children the ages of my little girl in my new book, THE TRUTH, My Secret Diary, I'm Ten, I'm Smart and I Know Everything! In The Truth the little girl makes clear what grown-ups are forgetting. She knws that isolation hurts and that parents who are too ... Read on »

Early Childhood TV Watching and Effects Later in Life by Your Therapy Source Posted Wed 05 May 2010 2:36am The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine published research on television watching at 2 and 4 years of age and its effects when the children are 10 years of age. Parents reported how much television was watched during the early years. Parents and teachers also reported on academic, psychosocial, and health behaviors and body mass ind ... Read on »

Behavioral inhibition predicts shyness by JohnL Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sun 01 Jun 2008 12:00am Children who show behavioral inhibition in video-taped sessions at a child development laboratory are substantially more likely to manifest social anxiety five years later than their peers who do not exhibit behavioral inhibition, according to a recent study appearing in . In the study by Hirshfeld-Becker and colleagues of the Harvard Infa ... Read on »

Several months ago I reported on ... by Nestor L. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Thu 12 Nov 2009 10:52am Several months ago I reported on a series of studies regarding the long term effects of bullying. See for example a discussion on factors that are associated with being a victim or a bully, or this discussion on the effects of bullying on children with special needs. I also reported on a very interesting study that examine the long term consequ ... Read on »

A few weeks ago I reviewed a stu ... by Nestor L. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Thu 12 Nov 2009 10:52am A few weeks ago I reviewed a study on the long-term effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in children. I mentioned in that review that previous research led to the likely incorrect assumption that the effects of mild TBI were temporary and that most kids would recover without noticeable effects within a few months. Unfortunately that st ... Read on »

Good Preschools May Prevent Problem Behaviors Later by Medline Plus Posted Wed 15 Sep 2010 6:00am Low-income tots who had high-quality child care were less aggressive at ages 7 to 11, study found By Alan Mozes Wednesday, September 15, 2010 WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- American children from low-income families who are exposed to well-structured, attentive and stimulating preschool ... Read on »

It is fascinating that infant mo ... by Nestor L. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Thu 12 Nov 2009 10:52am It is fascinating that infant movements can serve as a window into their developing brain. Numerous studies have shown that the quality of infant movements, especially among premature babies, strongly predicts whether the infant will have motor and neurological problems. The basic idea is that in normal development, infants move in very predict ... Read on »

Research has consistently shown ... by Nestor L. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Thu 12 Nov 2009 10:52am Research has consistently shown that the consequences of bullying are severe and range from impaired academic performance to increased risk for suicide. A smaller, but not less influential, line of research has examined the association between severe psychotic disorders (for example schizophrenia) and history of abuse. This research has shown t ... Read on »

I should preface this ‘rev ... by Nestor L. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Thu 12 Nov 2009 10:52am I should preface this ‘review’ by disclosing that I’m the corresponding author of this study. I don’t usually review my own work at Child-Psych but I think this particular study will be of especial interest to parents, educators, and clinicians. Last week the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry published one of our studies that examined age and g ... Read on »