Published: March 30, 2009
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends screening adolescents for clinical depression only when appropriate systems are in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care. This applies to all adolescents 12 to 18 years of age. In a separate recommendation, the Task Force found insufficient evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening children 7 to 11 years of age for clinical depression. The recommendations and the accompanying summary of evidence appear in the April issue of Pediatrics. [continue reading…]
Published: March 11, 2009
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The previous post looks at parent teen/conflict, most of us remember our teenage years with a mix of fondness and relief. Fondness for the good memories, and relief that all that teenage stress, angst and drama — first love, gossip, SATs, fights with parents — is behind us.
Or is it? It turns out, say UCLA researchers, that even stressful times from the teenage years exact a physical toll that could have implications for health during adulthood. [continue reading…]
Published: March 10, 2009
According to my mother fish was brain food. Now a study of nearly 4,000 teenagers published in the March issue of Acta Paediatrica,fifteen-year-old males who ate fish at least once a week displayed higher cognitive skills at the age of 18 than those who ate it less frequently – mothers always know whats best!
Eating fish once a week was enough to increase combined, verbal and visuospatial intelligence scores by an average of six per cent, while eating fish more than once a week increased them by just under 11 per cent. [continue reading…]
Dr. Karl Klamar of Nationwide Children's Hospital conducts a routine post-concussion exam.
It’s well known that mild traumatic brain injuries and concussions are a common occurrence in children and adolescents, especially young athletes. But what researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have found is that although not all concussions are the same, they are often treated in the same way – a potential problem when it comes to long-term health outcomes. [continue reading…]
