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How 'Unruly' Sports Parents Harm Their Kids' Mental Health
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – Everyone knows that specific type of sports parent – the over-the-top dad or mom who curses, shouts and even becomes physically aggressive during their kid’s match. While they m...
Medicare Warnings Stop Nursing Homes From Overusing Antipsychotic Meds
FRIDAY, April 25, 2024 – Warning letters sent by Medicare officials can prompt a decline in antipsychotic prescriptions for seniors with dementia, a new study finds. Letters sent to heavy...
FDA May Ban Electroshock Devices Used on Some Psychiatric Patients
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 – Federal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with intellectual and developmental...
Problem-Solving Skills Training Can Improve Parental Psychosocial Outcomes
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 – For parents of children with chronic health conditions (CHCs), problem-solving skills training (PSST) is associated with improvement in parental, pediatric, and family...
Pediatricians Offer 8 Goals to Parents to 'Start the Year Strong'
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 – New Year's resolutions often center on weight loss and personal lifestyle changes, but setting good parenting goals is also well worth the effort, pediatricians say. “This i...
Holidays Can Be Tough on Kids With ADHD, Anxiety: Some Tips for Parents
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 – Kids with emotional problems or ADHD can find the holidays a very challenging time, as all the routines that provide a sense of order are jumbled in a whirl of activities....
Pharmacologic Restraint Used in 3 Percent of Pediatric Mental Health Admissions
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – The use of pharmacologic restraints occurs in 3 percent of hospitalizations for children admitted with a primary mental health diagnosis, according to a study published...
Is Violence a Risk With Your New Romantic Partner? Watch for These Warning Signs
TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 – Many women and men begin new relationships never dreaming they could later be enmeshed in a cycle of intimate partner violence. Now, a new study finds there are early...
Firearm Access Drives High Rate of U.S. Gun Deaths, International Study Finds
TUESDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – Gun advocates often claim that mental illness is the driving force behind mass shootings in the United States. But new research argues that gun violence is more likely...
Doctor's Group Pulls Paper on 'Excited Delirium,' Often Cited in Cases Involving Excessive Force by Police
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 – A paper that has been used in court cases to justify excessive police force was withdrawn Thursday by the American College of Emergency Physicians, a prominent doctor’s g...
Spending on Kids' Mental Health Keeps Rising
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 – In yet another reminder of the psychic toll the pandemic has taken on young people, new research shows spending on mental health services for U.S. children and adolescents...
Even If Issues Emerge, Folks 'Highly Satisfied' With Shelter Rescue Dogs
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 – When Daniel Cooney and his husband Patrick Key adopted Rothko, a coonhound mix, from a shelter eight years ago, it took time to get used to his quirks. Rothko doesn’t a...
Management of Pediatric Mental, Behavioral Health Emergencies Is Addressed by AAP
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 – In a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and published online Aug. 16 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for improving emergency...
Your Teen & Social Media: Experts Offer Tips to Parents
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 – When parents meet U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, one concern comes up time after time. "The most common question parents ask me is: 'Is social media safe for my...
One in Five Adults Say Their Workplace Is Toxic, Harming Mental Health
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 – Nearly one in five U.S. adults say their workplace is toxic, according to the results of an American Psychological Association survey. The 2023 Work in America Survey,...
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