Up to 1 in 5 children suffer a mental disorder: CDC
Up to 20 percent of children in the United States suffer from a mental disorder, and the number of kids diagnosed with one...
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CORRECTION: What treatment's best for hyperactive preschoolers?
Parents of preschoolers at risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may first want to try behavior training...
What treatment's best for hyperactive preschoolers?
Parents of preschoolers at risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may first want to try behavior training...
GERD label makes parents more likely to want medicine
Telling the parents of babies who spit up and cry frequently that their child has gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD,...
Be cautious of mind-altering drugs for kids: doctors
Doctors warn about the ethical and medical implications of prescribing attention-boosting and mood-altering medications to...
Childhood ADHD may lead to troubles later on: study
Nearly a third of people diagnosed as children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) still have the condition...
ADHD rates creeping up in California
More children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) now than were a decade ago, according...
Horses to rescue Korea's Internet-addicted teens?
Four months ago, the parents of a teenage South Korean girl were at their wits' end over her addiction to surfing the Internet...
One in 25 youth attempt suicide: U.S. study
About one in 25 U.S. teens has attempted suicide, according to a new national study, and one in eight has thought about it....
Most teens with mental disorders not on meds: study
Despite concerns that too many U.S. youth use prescription psychiatric drugs, a new study suggests just one in seven teens...
A little exercise may help kids with ADHD focus
Twenty minutes of exercise may help kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) settle in to read or solve...
Kids with ADHD have dimmer prospects: study
Children with ADHD symptoms tend to fare worse as adults than do kids without problems in school, according to the longest...
Children with ADHD say stimulant drugs help them
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who take stimulants such as Ritalin tend to feel the drugs...
Mom's fish, mercury intake tied to kids' ADHD risk
Children's risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later on in life may be tied to how much fish...
Preschoolers' snoring tied to behavior problems
Preschoolers who habitually snore may be at greater risk of behavioral problems than other kids their age, a study published...
Antipsychotic use growing in U.S. kids and teens
Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed during almost one in three of all visits kids and teens make to psychiatrists in the United...
US FDA warns of fake ADHD drug Adderall sold online
Some websites are peddling fake versions of Adderall, a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder that is currently...
"Meth babies" show more behavior problems
When expectant moms use methamphetamine, their kids may be at greater risk of behavioral and emotional problems by kindergarten,...
Snoring tied to kids' risk of behavioral problems
Young children who snore a lot or have other breathing problems at night may have a heightened risk of behavioral and emotional...
Scientists teach computers to assess psych risk
Computer programs can be taught to select between brain scans of healthy young people and scans showing adolescents who are...
HIV drugs not linked with child psychiatric problems
Drugs used to treat children infected with the virus that causes AIDS do not appear to increase the risk of psychiatric problems...
U.S. experts want suicide risk warning on ADHD drug
Children who take a common drug for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should be warned about the risk of suicidal...
Anxiety, other disorders more common in autism
Autism tends to go hand in hand with a variety of other mental and behavioral conditions in kids, suggests a new study that...
Diabetes in pregnancy, poverty linked to ADHD
Babies born to poor mothers with pregnancy-related diabetes have an extra-high risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity...
Shortage of ADHD drug Adderall seen in 2012
A U.S. shortage of Adderall, which is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, shows little sign of easing...
Early help may improve preemies' behavior later
Giving parents of newborn preemies some help right from the start may make a difference in their children's behavior by school...
ADHD drugs do not up heart risks in adults: study
Drugs used to treat ADHD in adults do not increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes or sudden death, U.S. researchers said...
Shire readies Europe for first dose of amphetamine
Shire has treated a generation of American children who can't concentrate, using amphetamine-based stimulants. As recognition...
Antipsychotic drugs tied to diabetes risk in kids
The antipsychotic drugs that are increasingly being used to treat bipolar disorder, autism and other mental disorders in...
ADHD drugs don't up heart problems in kids: study
Stimulants used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder do not increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes or sudden...
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