Children Need Direct Answers after Interparent Violence
Over 15 million children live in homes in which intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs. “A sizable proportion of these children experience significant mental-health problems, but many appear to experience only mild distress, especially those drawn from community samples,” said Renee McDonald of the Department of Psychology at Southern Methodist University. “Parent– child communications about interparent conflict may represent another important... Read More
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Adolescence can be an especially stressful time. However, a series of recent studies suggests that having a 
Strong mother-daughter relationships provide many positive psychological benefits for teen girls. For African-American girls with mental health problems, this relationship may also serve to prevent risky sexual behavior that could lead to sexually transmitted infections (STIs). “Relative to other ethnic groups, African-American girls tend to initiate sex earlier, report higher rates of sexual activity during adolescence, and they account for the highest rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea,” said Erin Emerson of the Department of Psychiatry, Community Outreach Intervention Projects at the University... 
Bullying has become an epidemic among American youth. Adolescents are especially vulnerable to the negative mental and 
Society has centered itself around food. Graduations, parties, get-togethers, family and life events - all of these are surrounded by food. Individuals may use food to reward themselves on a job well done, or to console themselves when things are not going well, or if they are feeling bad about something. Each person is different on how they use food in their lives. Nonetheless, food is a part of our lives and will continue to be so. This article is not about making a person feel bad about themselves at all; it’s about raising awareness for parents on other ways to reward children, and if anyone... 
Adolescents who have thrill-seeking personalities are more likely to abuse drugs or alcohol. “Among risk factors in the individual domain, sensation seeking consistently has been identified as a positive predictor of health risk behaviors (Zuckerman, 2006), including 
Adolescents who enter treatment for 
“For clinical researchers, the closest thing to a gold standard for the assessment of child and adolescent depression is a semi-structured clinical interview, typically administered not just to the child but to a parent or other caregiver as well,” said David A. Cole of the Department of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, and lead author of a new study examining the validity of the IRT for adolescent 
Over one third of American children are overweight. The standard method of treating these children is behavioral therapy designed to provide the child and parents with education, nutritional knowledge, exercise techniques and the skills necessary to modify behaviors. Statistics have shown that these methods are effective and that one in three children responds positively to this type of treatment. However, two thirds of children do not. “It is possible that the effects of biological and environmental factors cannot be overcome through behavioral therapy or that people who are 
Adolescents who struggle with 
The quality of evidence-based interventions (EBIs) is directly related to the overall success of the community programs. “First, low-implementation quality is associated with poorer EBI outcomes,” said Richard Spoth of the Partnerships in Prevention Science Institute at Iowa State University, and lead author of a new study examining the effectiveness of EBIs. “Second, the quality of EBI implementation tends to drift over time. That is, the longer service providers are implementing a given EBI with successive cohorts of youth, the more likely the implementation is to drift to lower quality... 
Perfectionism is multi-dimensional, including evaluative concerns (EV) and personal standards (PS) of perfectionism. “Whereas PS perfectionism is primarily defined by the setting of high standards per se, EC perfectionism is primarily defined by 
Your home is festively decorated, exactly as you want it to be – every ornament is carefully positioned on the tree, and strings of garland and lights frame the doorways. The sweet smell of freshly baked cookies and the warmth from a crackling fire reach to every corner. Your children are filled with gleeful anticipation as they wonder what is inside the biggest packages under the tree. As you stand back to take it all in, you are filled with pride that you have created such an idyllic Christmas for your family to enjoy and cherish in their memories for years to come.
Unfortunately, many people... 
Adolescents who exhibit mild psychotic episodes will rarely go on to develop full blown clinical psychosis. “Longitudinal studies in general population samples, using follow-up intervals from 6 months to 8 years, have shown that, in most adolescents, psychotic experiences disappear over time and do not persist into adulthood,” said J.T. Wigman of the Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. “However, in a minority of adolescents, subclinical psychotic experiences progress to clinical psychotic illness.” In an attempt to determine what... 
