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All articles tagged: Other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (F98.8)

HealthDay 26 January at 10.02 PM

Long-Term Disability Risk Seen After Childhood Bacterial Meningitis

Childhood bacterial meningitis significantly increases the risk for having at least one of seven long-term disabilities, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in JAMA Network Open.Salini Mohanty, Dr.P.H., from Merck & Co. Inc. in Rahway, New Jersey, and colleagues assessed the long-term risk for disabilities among indiv

HealthDay 25 January at 05.00 PM

Prenatal Acetaminophen Exposure Linked to Attention Problems

Prenatal acetaminophen exposure, especially in the second trimester, is associated with attention problems at ages 2, 3, and 4 years, according to a study published in the January-February issue of Neurotoxicology and Teratology.Megan L. Woodbury, Ph.D., from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and colleagues used data fro

HealthDay 14 December at 05.00 PM

Sleep Disturbances Tied to Emotional, Behavioral Difficulties in Young Children

A natural history of sleep disturbances is associated with resolved and incident emotional and behavioral difficulties (EBDs) among preschool-aged children, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in JAMA Network Open.Yujiao Deng, Ph.D., from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and colleagues examined the association between the natu

HealthDay 05 December at 04.22 PM

Racial Disparities Seen in Unmet Treatment Needs for Pediatric Mental Health

For children with mental health conditions, there are racial and ethnic disparities in unmet treatment needs, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in Pediatrics.Andrew R. Chang, from Harvard Medical School, and Natalie Slopen, Sc.D., from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, both in Boston, used data from 172,107 parti