News Archive
Rebels without a cause
Tuesday 06. of December 2005By: The Guardian
Children with behaviour problems are increasingly diagnosed with ADHD. But their parents often struggle to get them the education they need. By Katharine Quarmby
One in 10 pre-schoolers may be suffering mental illness
Tuesday 29. of November 2005By: The Guardian - Sarah Boseley
One in 10 preschool children, aged as young as two to five, could be suffering from anxiety, depression or other mental illnesses, child psychiatrists say.
Infants need mental health checks
Monday 28. of November 2005By: BBC News
A tenth of two to five-year-olds have a serious psychiatric illness, yet most cases are being missed, warn experts.
Lack of cuddles in infancy may affect development of brain
Tuesday 22. of November 2005By: The Guardian - Kate Ravilious
Depriving young children of cuddles and attention subtly changes how their brains develop and in later life can leave them anxious and poor at forming relationships, according to a study published today. Love and affection from...
ANTIDEPRESSANTS POTENTIALLY MISUSED IN TREATING ADOLESCENTS, STANFORD STUDY FINDS
Wednesday 16. of November 2005By: Stanford School of Medicine
STANFORD, Calif. – When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared in 2004 that certain antidepressants are linked to an increased risk of suicide in adolescents, there was surprisingly little data about how depression was...
Thousands of child victims bear physical and mental scars of a lost generation
Tuesday 01. of November 2005By: The Guardian - Declan Walsh
They call it the "Pepsi ward". In the chaos of Mansehra hospital, one long tent is made from a soft drinks banner draped over a wooden frame. Halfway down, in bed 18c, Aisha Bibi screamed.
Stressed infants may suffer memory loss in middle age
Wednesday 12. of October 2005By: The Guardian
Infants who are abused, neglected or suffer broken homes may develop memory loss in middle age, research suggests. Scientists found that early emotional stress in rats was associated with mental impairment much later in life....