Teen vulnerability: Drug exposure during adolescence has long-lasting consequences

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Teen vulnerability: Drug exposure during adolescence has long-lasting consequences Research shows teenagers respond differently to drugs than adults and explores the long-lasting effects of drug use on brain development. One study shows people who start using drugs at ...

Boy or Girl? Can Your Symptoms Tell You?

Monday, January 24th, 2011

All the time you hear people say things like, "I can tell you're having a girl by the way you are carrying." or "Heartburn? Oh it must be a boy!" Can you really guess the sex of your baby based on your symptoms?I have had a girl and a boy. ...

Bladder control problems more common in ADHD

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

Bladder control problems more common in ADHD - Reuters Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be more likely than their peers to have problems with bedwetting and other bladder control symptoms, a new study finds. For ...

Half of Adolescents with severe mental disorders have never received treatment

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

A recent study by Merikangas and colleagues published in the January 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) shows that only half of adolescents that are affected with severely impairing mental ...