From the monthly archives: August 2011
We’ve had a lot of research come out on the effects of maternal depression on children. We know that these kids have higher rates of social, emotional, and mental health issues. Well, the Journal of Abnormal Psychology recently published a study that looks at the arrow going the other way. That is, it looks at [...]
Continue Reading →I always find it amusing when people talk nostalgically about “the good old days” when arguing that today’s generation is “out of control.” ”Today’s kids are so violent… When I was a kid I would have never gotten away with that!,” I hear often. The argument is that today’s youth are out of control because parents [...]
Continue Reading →Today I read one of the most interesting studies I’ve read in a while. It included an examination of the long term health effects of having a number of childhood adversities, such as divorce, abuse, or experiencing childhood depression or anxiety. Are stressful events and mental health problems in childhood associated with medical problems as [...]
Continue Reading →Wow! It’s really that time of year again. While there are a range of thoughts and feelings that students have about heading back to school, it is the students that have a true phobia about attending that I hope to reach in this post. Hopefully, this will find its way to parents that have seen [...]
Continue Reading →Historically, most academic and philosophical thinking about depression has been focused on sadness. For example, most interventions for depression attempt to reduce the thoughts and behaviors that make us sad. Likewise, many researchers are interested in examining the factors that make people feel sad or “dysphoric”. Yet, research studies from many laboratories, including my own [...]
Continue Reading →We have known for a long time that secondhand smoke can have a serious impact on the physical health of children. Asthma, sudden infant death syndrome, respiratory tract infections, dental decay, and middle ear infections are just a few of the illnesses that children exposed to secondhand smoke develop at significant rates. In case parents [...]
Continue Reading →Hello everyone! It has been a while since my last posts and I have a few updates before I share with you some thoughts on a recent study on parental emotions and teen depression.
I wanted to start by thanking Dr. Anita Schimizzi, who has done an incredible job keeping child-psych running throughout the summer. [...]
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