Child Psychology

Unrealistic goals and standards make teachers stressed, UK study finds - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
New research from the UK has found that teachers who want to be happier should not try to please everyone and should have a greater say in setting targets.

Risk of marijuana’s ‘gateway effect’ overblown, new research shows - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
New research shows that the “gateway effect” of marijuana — that teenagers who use marijuana are more likely to move on to harder illicit drugs as young adults — may be overblown.

Actavis Receives FDA Approval Of Atomoxetine HCl Capsules - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Actavis has received approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to market Atomoxetine HCl capsules for the treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Actavis intends to market Atomoxetine HCl in 10 mg, 18 mg, 25 mg, 40 mg, 60 mg, 80 mg and 100 mg strengths…

Sun Pharma Announces USFDA Approval For Generic Strattera(R) Capsules - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE:SUNPHARMA, BSE: 524715) announced that USFDA has granted its subsidiary an approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market a generic version of Strattera ®, atomoxetine hydrochloride capsules…

A single interaction affects the way a child seeks information, study finds - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Seven-year-old children only need to interact with a person once to learn who to trust and seek information from, according to a new study.

Intensive intervention for children and adolescents with autism in a community setting in Italy: a single-group longitudinal study - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Background: Previous studies have shown favourable results with intensive behavioural treatment for children with autism: evidence has emerged that treatment can be successfully implemented in a community setting and in adolescent participants. The aim of this study was to describe the 2-year…

Infant’s gaze may be an early, but subtle, marker for autism risk - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
New study results show that an early marker for later communication and social delays in infants at a higher-risk for autism may be infrequent gazing at other people when unprompted. The study also found that six-month-old high-risk infants demonstrated the same level of cause and effect learning…

Infant’s gaze may be an early, but subtle, marker for autism risk - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
New study results show that an early marker for later communication and social delays in infants at a higher-risk for autism may be infrequent gazing at other people when unprompted. The study also found that six-month-old high-risk infants demonstrated the same level of cause and effect learning…

Mindfulness meditation increases well-being in adolescent boys, study finds - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
“Mindfulness,” the process of learning to become more aware of our ongoing experiences, increases well-being in adolescent boys, a new study reports.

Shorter sleep durations linked to greater risks of mental distress in young adults - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Results of a new study show a linear association between sleep durations of less than eight hours and psychological distress in young adults between 17 and 24 years of age. The risk of psychological distress increased by 14 percent for each hour of nightly sleep loss. Those sleeping less than six…

Hispanic kids show greater risk of substance use, study suggests - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Hispanic middle school students may be more likely to smoke, drink or use marijuana than their peers of other races and ethnicities, whereas Asian students seem to have the lowest risk, according to new research.

Less is more: Teens who sleep less eat more fatty foods and snacks, study shows - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Teens who slept less than eight hours on weeknights consumed 2.2 percent more calories from fats and 3 percent fewer calories from carbs than teens who slept eight hours or more, according to new research. In secondary analyses stratified by sex, the results were significant among girls but not…

Hooked on headphones? Personal listening devices can harm hearing, study finds - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
Personal listening devices like iPods have become increasingly popular among young — and not-so-young — people in recent years. But music played through headphones too loud or too long might pose a significant risk to hearing, according to a 24-year study of adolescent girls.

Babies born past term associated with increased risk of cerebral palsy - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
While preterm birth is a known risk factor for cerebral palsy, an examination of data for infants born at term or later finds that compared with delivery at 40 weeks, birth at 37 or 38 weeks or at 42 weeks or later was associated with an increased risk of cerebral palsy, according to a new study.

Girls’ early puberty linked to unstable environment via insecure attachment in infancy - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
Girls are hitting puberty earlier and earlier. One recent study found that more than 10 percent of American girls have some breast development by age 7. This news has upset many people, but it may make evolutionary sense in some cases for girls to develop faster, according to new research.

Reading Arabic isn’t easy, brain study suggests - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
The brain’s right hemisphere is not involved in the initial processes of reading in Arabic, due to the graphic complexity of Arabic script. Therefore reading acquisition in Arabic is much harder in comparison to English, according to a recent series of studies.

Children raised by gay couples show good progress through school, study finds - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
By mining data from the 2000 Census, a sociologist figured out the rates at which kids raised by gay and straight couples repeated a grade during elementary or middle school. He found that children of same-sex parents have essentially the same educational achievement as their peers growing up in…

Concussions in young athletes on the rise, especially in hockey and football players - Sun, 29 Aug 2010
A new study finds visits to emergency departments for concussions that occurred during organized team sports have increased dramatically over a 10-year period, and appear to be highest in ice hockey and football. The number of sports-related concussions is highest in high school-aged athletes, but…

School-based intervention successfully lowers drinking rates in at risk children - Mon, 30 Aug 2010
In an effort to combat these startling findings, researchers in the UK describe a successful personality-based intervention for substance abuse delivered by teachers.

Older adults experience “destination amnesia” and over-confidence with false beliefs - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
I’m sure I told you that already! Older adults are more likely to have destination memory failures — forgetting who they’ve shared or not shared information with, according to a new study.