Mental Health
Commentary
Family separations could lead to irreversible health outcomes
Dr. Aradhana Bela Sood warns that the stresses placed on migrant children could permanently change their brain architecture.
Commentary
U.S. immigration policy: What harms will persist?
The strong neurologic and psychological impact on the immigrant children will likely have lifelong effects on their physical and mental health.
Child Psychiatry Consult
Mindfulness skill can help in parenting
From the Journals
Dialectical behavior therapy reduces suicide attempts in adolescents
Family involvement was greater in the DBT group, and this might have contributed to “greater retention and treatment effects.”
Letters from Maine
Is the rise of suicide a medical or societal issue?
From the Journals
Antipsychotics linked to increased body fat, insulin resistance in children
The findings help inform the off-label prescribing of antipsychotics in children and adolescents, researchers said.
Commentary
Is the suicide story fake – or just misleading?
Dr. Carl C. Bell questions whether the way suicide data are being interpreted is correct.
Letters from Maine
Marijuana use is affecting the job market
Letters from Maine
The demise of family dinners may play role in picky eating
Latest News
Allergies linked to autism spectrum disorder in children
The prevalence of food, respiratory, and skin allergy was greater in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
