News tagged with child psychology
The developing child: Rating aggressive and delinquent behavior in pre-adolescence
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Nov 19, 2009 |
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In a study published in an upcoming issue of The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry researchers show that over reactive parenting, such as heavy criticism or yelling as a response to a child's negative behavior, can pr ...
Virtual reality games could help bullying victims
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Nov 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Virtual reality games could help children to escape victimisation and bullying at school, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity problems associated with low folate levels in pregnant women
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Oct 28, 2009 |
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It has long been suggested that healthy folate (the natural form of folic acid) levels in expectant mothers goes hand in hand with healthy nervous system development in their children. A study published in an upcoming issue ...
Depression and anxiety disorders of adolescents are not the same thing
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Sep 23, 2009 |
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Adolescent depression and anxiety disorders are two distinct psychiatric disorders, according to Dr. William W. Hale III (a researcher of the Langeveld Institute for the Study of Education and Development in Childhood and ...
Depression and anxiety affect up to 15 percent of preschoolers
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Aug 28, 2009 |
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Almost 15 percent of preschoolers have atypically high levels of depression and anxiety, according to a new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. The five-year investigation also found that c ...
New study finds 'delinquent behavior among boys contagious'
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Jul 16, 2009 |
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No psychological risk in children next-born after stillbirth
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Jul 09, 2009 |
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There is no evidence that children next-born after stillbirth are clinically at risk compared to children of non-bereaved mothers, according to a study published today in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Howeve ...
Researchers study attention mechanisms of autistic children
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Two-year-olds with autism lack an important building block of social interaction that prompts newborn babies to pay attention to other people. Instead, these children pay attention to physical relationships between movement ...
Hyperactivity enables children with ADHD to stay alert, study
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Mar 09, 2009 |
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A new University of Central Florida study may explain why children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder move around a lot - it helps them stay alert enough to complete challenging tasks.
School-based intervention is a promising model for improving adolescent sleep habits
Mar 01, 2009 |
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A study in the March 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that a school-based sleep intervention is a promising model for addressing adolescent sleep problems, given its high retention rate, cost-effectiveness and potential for pr ...
