Only 63.7% of adolescents reported that they had ever heard of the morning-after pill, and 12% of those adolescents reported having used it themselves
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Up to 12% of mothers experience depressive symptoms. Children whose parents reported parental depressive symptoms had an 18% increased risk of an emergency department visit and a 36% increased risk of a school absence.
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Supporting nutritious eating among children can be challenging for caregivers. In addition, low-income families may experience higher levels of stress due to adverse neighborhood factors, which may lead to stress-related consumption of unhealthy food.
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85% of youth who used antipsychotics received these medications concurrently with another psychotropic medication class.
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This project will focus on increasing knowledge of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute treatment evidence among clinicians who care for refugees, as well as professional interpreters and refugee community leaders, and provide guidance on how to discuss treatment options with patients.
Feb 28, 2020
Supporting Caregivers' Critical Role in Treating Eating Disorders
For parents, having a sick child is always difficult. We as medical and psychological professionals want nothing more than for these children to...
Feb 25, 2020
Pediatricians’ Answer to the Vaping Epidemic? Prevention.
Pediatricians fill a unique role in a teen’s life. Their personal relationships with patients and parents allows them to deliver reliable advice...
Feb 18, 2020
Closing the Gap: Creating More Equity in Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder
I recently read a new study in Autism Research that examined data collected through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and...
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