Adults and children who generally experience severe challenging behavior are accustomed to attending treatment/therapy with trained professionals. Due to this ongoing crisis of social distancing, the trained professionals who normally would be helping these adults and children with their...
Due to the all of the uncertainty (interrupting routines, upending school and work) COVID-19 has brought to many families around the world, causing high stress environments, especially at home. Many kids during this time look up to their parents...
Adults who had attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as children will earn, on average, $1.27 million less over their lifetimes than adults without a history of the condition, suggests a study in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. Researchers examined the financial outcomes of...
Brain imaging may help identify children at risk for mood and attentional disorders, suggests a study in JAMA Psychiatry. Researchers performed resting-state fMRI scans on 94 7-year-olds who had no psychiatric diagnosis and followed them for four years. The researchers...
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) not only helps reduce anxiety but also seems to protect against accelerated cellular aging, finds a study in Translational Psychiatry. Researchers took blood samples from 46 patients with social anxiety disorder to assess the activity of two...
Mothers who experience a severe form of morning sickness known as hyperemesis gravidarum are 53% more likely to have a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study in the American Journal of Perinatology. Researchers reviewed electronic health records...
Identical twins with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who are raised together can show significant differences in symptom severity, according to research in Behavior Genetics. Researchers analyzed data from three studies with a total of 366 identical twin pairs (ages 4...
A woman’s use of acetaminophen during mid- to late pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of cognitive and behavioral issues in her young children, according to a study in Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. Researchers examined maternal questionnaire and child school data...
Compared with the general population, life expectancy is up to a decade shorter in people with mental disorders, according to a study in The Lancet. Researchers examined health data from almost 7.4 million people living in Denmark between 1995 and...
Children told lies by their parents lie more as adults and face psychosocial adjustment difficulties, suggests a study in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. Researchers asked 379 young adults in Singapore whether their parents lied to them as children (e.g., “If you...