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When adult patients have anxiety disorder, their children need help too

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In what is believed to be the first U.S. study designed to prevent anxiety disorders in the children of anxious parents, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center have found that a family-based program reduced symptoms ...





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New study finds mums not to blame for anxious kids

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mothers of anxious children are often concerned they are somehow contributing to their child’s anxiety by being over-protective or over-involved.


Anxious parents misdiagnose milk formula intolerance

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some parents may be unnecessarily switching infant milk formulas for their healthy infants. A study published in BioMed Central's open access Nutrition Journal, found that many parents misinterpret common baby behaviors as mil ...


A good night's sleep even more elusive for anxious children

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Managing routine sleep problems in children can be a testing time for parents as well as being highly stressful for the child. Add a child with anxiety to the mix and a good night’s sleep for everyone can be elusive if not ...


Voluntary exercise does not appear to alleviate anxiety and depression

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Voluntary physical activity does not appear to cause a reduction in anxiety and depression, but exercise and mood may be associated through a common genetic factor, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of ...


Calming Parents Might Help Kids Cope With Anesthesia

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The start of anesthesia can be distressing for children. Although antianxiety drugs can help keep kids calm, side effects exist. Non-drug methods offer alternatives, but a new review of studies finds that no single method ...


Anti-social behavior in girls predicts adolescent depression seven years later

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created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Past behavior is generally considered to be a good predictor of future behavior, but new research indicates that may not be the case in the development of depression, particularly among adolescent girls.


Helping children and teens deal with stress in an uncertain time

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

As families across the country face losses of nest eggs, homes or jobs, their young children and teens need emotional support.


New research challenges stereotypes about older mums

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created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research on first-time older mums has found they cope surprisingly well with the physical demands of pregnancy compared to younger mums, but are understandably more anxious about the well being of their ...


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All work and no play makes for troubling trend in early education

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created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Parents and educators who favor traditional classroom-style learning over free, unstructured playtime in preschool and kindergarten may actually be stunting a child's development instead of enhancing it, according ...


Study offers new insights into teenagers and anxiety disorders

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 15, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Can scientists predict who will develop anxiety disorders years in advance? UCLA psychology professor Michelle Craske thinks so. She is four years into an eight-year study evaluating 650 students, who were ...



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