This new research study is published in in the August 2007 issue of Psychological Medicine. Lead author is Elizabeth Lloyd-Richardson,PhD, an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behaviour at Brown Medical School and The Miriam Hospital.She is a clinical psychologist, specializing in child and adolescent psychopathology, particularly as it realtes to medical conditions and health behaviours. [continue reading…]
Adolescent Health
A  research study conducted by Amanda Rose, associate professor of psychological sciences in the College of Arts and Science at the University of Missouri-Columbia found that teenage girls who talk extensively about their problems with friends are at risk of becoming anxious and depressed. [continue reading…]
Source:Â National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation
Penn State
A propensity for activities in the evening rather than in the morning may offer clues to behavioral problems in early adolescence, according to psychologists who have found that kids who prefer evenings are more likely to exhibit antisocial behavior, rule-breaking, and antisocial behavior. [continue reading…]

