Mental Health
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Parents’ Technology Use May Shape Adolescents’ Mental Health
Parental “technoference” is associated with higher levels of inattention and hyperactivity symptoms later in the child’s development.
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First-Time Fathers Experience Period of High Psychological Risk
New fathers deal with anxiety, stress, and depression in the time around the birth of their first child.
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When Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Sexual Challenges
The disruptions caused by cancer and its treatment can interfere with normal physiological and psychological development, leading to issues with...
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Storybooks Can Help Children Deal with Skin Conditions
“There are tools to help kids cope with their skin conditions, but we’re underutilizing them,” Dr. Sonia Havele said.
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Family Not Flourishing? The Hidden Issue of Food Insecurity and How We Can Help
As much as 25% of US families are reported to have food insecurity.
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New Biological Pathway May Explain BPA Exposure, Autism Link
Silencing a key enzyme, aromatase, that controls neurohormones and is especially important in fetal male brain development, may be associated with...
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IRL Togetherness: Family Media Options and Agreements
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Most Youths Who Die by Suicide Had No Mental Health Diagnosis
Editorialists say study results may help make a case for universal screening. Youths who died by firearm suicide, the most common mechanism, had...
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Psychiatric, Autoimmune Comorbidities Increased in Patients with Alopecia Areata
Overall, patients with AA showed a greater prevalence of any psychiatric disease and any immune-mediated or autoimmune disease.
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Waiting for Therapy? There’s an App for That
The magnitude of change was not significantly different across the five arms on most measures and the groups did not differ in decrease of anxiety...
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Introducing: A New Way to Get Teens Mental Health Care
Pediatric urgent care mental health centers provide specialized care without the wait or environment of the emergency department.