Little-Known Disorder Can Take a Toll on Learning By TARA PARKER-POPE in NY Times 4/27/2010 The symptoms of A.P.D. [Auditory Processing Disorder]— trouble paying attention and following directions, low academic performance, behavior problems and poor reading and vocabulary — are often mistaken for attention problems or even autism
Posts from ‘April, 2010’
The Claim: Lack of Sleep Increases Weight
The Claim: Lack of Sleep Increases Weight By ANAHAD O’CONNOR in NY Times 4/27/2010 Scientists have known for years that skimping on sleep is associated with weight gain. A good example was a study published in 2005, which looked at 8,000 adults over several years as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. […]
Alice Miller, Psychoanalyst, Dies at 87; Laid Human Problems to Parental Acts
Alice Miller, Psychoanalyst, Dies at 87; Laid Human Problems to Parental Acts By WILLIAM GRIMES in NY Times 4/27/2010 All children, she [Miller] wrote, suffer trauma and permanent psychic scarring at the hands of parents, who enforce codes of conduct through psychological pressure or corporal punishment: slaps, spankings or, in extreme cases, sustained physical abuse […]
Developmental trauma disorder
Developmental trauma disorder: Towards a rational diagnosis for children with complex trauma histories. by Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD The developmental impact of childhood trauma: the complex disruptions of affect regulation, the disturbed attachment patterns, the rapid behavioral regressions and shifts in emotional states, the loss of autonomous strivings, the aggressive behavior against self […]
ADHD and Comorbid Substance Use Disorder
ADHD and Comorbid Substance Use Disorder The Role of Stimulants in Treating Both Disorders by Anthony M. Ocana, MD, MSc | April 7, 2010 in Psychiatric Times, Vol 27, No 4 ■ ADHD and addiction are distinct disorders, but they both have dysregulation of one or more of the dopaminergic circuits. ADHD is associated with […]
A Longitudinal Analysis of Parenting Practices, Couple Satisfaction, and Child Behavior Problems
The findings of this study demonstrated that the satisfaction in the couple (parental) relationship predicted child behavioral outcomes. This study focused on families with toddlers and suggested that preventive interventions with parents could help behavioral outcomes in their children.
How Much Exercise Prevents Weight Gain? by Roni Caryn Rabin
How Much Exercise Prevents Weight Gain? By RONI CARYN RABIN in the New York Times Published: March 31, 2010 The researchers found that an hour of moderate activity a day — including such recreational activities as brisk walking, leisurely bicycling, ballroom dancing and playing with children — prevented women of normal weight from gaining more […]
Surprisingly, Family Time Has Grown by Tara Parker Pope
April 5, 2010, New York Times Surprisingly, Family Time Has Grown by Tara Parker Pope Working parents perpetually agonize that they don’t see enough of their children. But a surprising new study finds that mothers and fathers alike are doing a better job than they think, spending far more time with their families than did […]