| | Cannabis Use in Youth Ups Incident Psychosis Risk
| | Cannabis use among youth is associated with an increased risk of later incident psychotic symptoms, with continued cannabis use increasing the risk for persistent psychotic symptoms, according to a study published online March 1 in BMJ. | |  |
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| New Partner: National Center for Children in Poverty
| | | The National Center for Children in Poverty has created some extraordinary resources to help professionals care for families facing behavioral, developmental, and social/ emotional challenges--irrespective of their socioeconomic status. Whether supporting parents of young children, addressing early care and learning, children?s mental health or the needs of adolescents, the reports and fact sheets from NCCP are useful for all health professionals who care for children. |
| | Physician's Focus: Mental Health Resources for Children
| | | The National Center for Children in Poverty, a public-interest research organization, has partnered with ModernMedicine to help carry out its mission of educating healthcare professions, the public and policy makers; identifying trends; and analyzing policy developments. Dedicated to the well-being of America?s low-income families and children, their articles are now available on ModernMedicine. |
| | Physician's Focus: Abuse of Children
| | | A study released by the CDC discovered that 91,278 nonfatal cases of abuse and neglect among children younger than age 1 occurred in the 2006 fiscal year. Each year, about 1% of children experience some form of sexual abuse. Admittedly an uncomfortable subject, physicians can be an important source of support for child and family by better understanding the dynamics of abuse and the process by which multiple disciplines work together to protect the child and strengthen the family. |
| | Physician's Focus: Autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorders
| | | There is an increasing prevalence and a lack of clarity regarding what is (and isn't) to blame for the epidemic numbers of children being diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). As a result, autism has been thrust on to center stage with increasing regularity by the media, in the pediatrician's office, and in homes across the country. |
| | Social-emotional Development in Early Childhood
| | | Article emphasizes the impact of the first five years of a child's life on his or her social-emotional development. Describes children's social-emotional needs, and the risks of negative early experiences on cognitive and behavioral development; provides policy recommendations; and supplies strategies for preventing long-term mental harm during children's earliest years. |
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