News tagged with truancy
Study reveals potential reasons for school absenteeism
Jul 11, 2008 |
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A questionnaire of Swiss schoolchildren has revealed the extent of truancy and school fear. The research, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, links truancy and sc ...
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Juvenile justice study: Minority youths of single parents more likely detained
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2009 |
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As a teenager in the juvenile justice system, living in a single-parent household or having a family with criminal history doesn't help your case -- at least if you're a minority.
Juvenile probation formats studied
Nov 08, 2005 |
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Two Kansas State University sociology graduate students have found placing juvenile offenders in a non-traditional probation program reduces recidivism.
Early bad behaviour predicts troubled path, according to study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It seems the ill-advised roads taken early in life are mostly one-way.
Mothers' second-hand smoke exposure linked to psychological problems for kids
Jun 27, 2007 |
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Children whose mothers were exposed to second-hand smoke while they were pregnant have more symptoms of serious psychological problems compared to the offspring of women who had no prenatal exposure to smoke, according to ...
Young offenders' health critical to rehabilitation
Jun 19, 2009 |
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The physical and mental health needs of juvenile offenders should be treated as a priority if offenders held in detention have any real hope of rehabilitation, according to new research from the University of Adelaide, Australia.
Study to explore if more sleep will help teens shake off depression
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After a late night of texting or updating Facebook, it's hardly surprising that many teenagers show up groggy for school, which studies have shown can diminish academic performance. To address this troubling ...
Heavy drinking, conduct disorder linked to high-risk sexual behavior
Dec 03, 2007 |
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Psychiatry researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a clinical diagnosis of alcohol dependence in young adults is associated with having a high number of sex partners.
Study raises questions about diagnosis, medical treatment of ADHD
Jan 22, 2008 |
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A new UCLA study shows that only about half of children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, exhibit the cognitive defects commonly associated with the condition.
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