Recent Adolescents News:
Scientists teach computers to assess psychiatric risk - Wed, 15 Feb 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Computer programs can be taught to select between brain scans of healthy young people and scans showing adolescents who are at higher risk of developing mental disorders such as anxiety and depression, scientists said Thursday. In a study in the Public Library of Science (PLoS) ONE journal, British researchers said their findings suggest it may be possible to design programs ...
Colette Meehan: A tough transition for adolescents - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Adolescents with chronic medical conditions face numerous hurdles as they attempt to transition from pediatric to adult health care.
Depressed Adolescents More Likely To Be Bullied - Thu, 09 Feb 2012
A new study shows that adolescents who are depressed have greater difficulty with peer relationships and are more likely to be bullied. The assumption is that bullying leads to psychological problems, but the results of the study did not support that line of thought. Karen Kochel, an Arizona State University School of Social and Family Dynamics assistant research professor said, "Often the ...
Computer programs may be able to identify individuals most at risk of anxiety, mood disorders - Thu, 16 Feb 2012
(Medical Xpress) -- Computer programs can be taught to differentiate between the brain scans of healthy adolescents and those most at risk of developing psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and depression, according to research published yesterday in the open access journal PLoS ONE. The research suggests that it may be possible to design programs that can accurately predict which at-risk ...
60 percent of Spanish adolescents state they do not take drugs and rarely drink alcohol - Thu, 09 Feb 2012
Despite the clichés surrounding the habits of adolescents, the results of a study by the University of Seville show that most young people do not fit the risk profile of taking substances. Some 60% of Spaniards aged 13 to 18 say they do not take drugs and rarely drink alcohol "“ only in moderation "“ and at the same time, less than 10% admit to have taken some form of illegal drug.
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