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401 Parental Bonds in Children at High and Low Familial Risk for Panic Disorder Child Psychiatry and Human Development, March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
402 Does systemic inflammation play a role in pediatric psychosis? Clinical Schizophrenia & Related Psychoses, March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
403 Reduced Prefrontal Hemodynamic Response in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as Measured by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Child Psychiatry and Human Development, March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
404 Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin on the Neural Basis of Face Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder Biological Psychiatry, March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
405 Adult-Child Interactions in the Postanesthesia Care Unit: Behavior Matters Anesthesiology, March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
406 Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Four-Year Follow-up Study Addiction, March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
407 Assessment and Treatment of Deaf Adults with Psychiatric Disorders: A Review of the Literature for Practitioners Journal of Psychiatric Practice, March 20, 2013 Review Article
408 Do Antenatal and Postnatal Parental Psychological Distress, and Recognized Need of Help Predict Preadolescents Psychiatric Symptoms? The Finnish Family Competence Cohort Study Child Psychiatry and Human Development, March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
409 Persistence of Sleep Problems in Children with Anxiety and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders Child Psychiatry and Human Development, March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
410 Temperament and Parenting Predicting Anxiety Change in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: The Role of Mothers, Fathers, and Children Journal of Anxiety Disorders, March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
411 An inventory of European data sources for the long-term safety evaluation of methylphenidate European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, March 20, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
412 Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescence: The Case for Medium Stay Inpatient Treatment Journal of Psychiatric Practice, March 20, 2013
413 Hemispheric lateralization of verbal and spatial working memory during adolescence Brain and Cognition, March 19, 2013 Clinical Article
414 The role of imitation in the observed heterogeneity in EEG mu rhythm in autism and typical development Brain and Cognition, March 19, 2013 Clinical Article
415 Frontal Lobe γ-Aminobutyric Acid Levels During Adolescence: Associations with Impulsivity and Response Inhibition Biological Psychiatry, March 19, 2013 Clinical Article
416 Behavioral Consequences of Aberrant Alpha Lateralization in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Biological Psychiatry, March 19, 2013 Clinical Article
417 Modifiable risk factors for schizophrenia and autism — Shared risk factors impacting on brain development Neurobiology of Disease , March 19, 2013 Review Article
418 Smoking status in Iranian male adolescents: A cross-sectional study and a meta-analysis Addictive Behaviours, March 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article
419 Weight gain and increase of body mass index among children and adolescents treated with antipsychotics: a critical review European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, March 18, 2013 Review Article
420 Social, Demographic, and Health Outcomes in the 10 Years Following Adolescent Depression Journal of Adolescent Health, March 18, 2013 Review Article
As published in Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, elevated BMI is associated with fractures of the foot, ankle, knee, and leg (but not femur or hip) in children. In overweight, moderately obese, and extremely obese children, the ORs for fractures of the foot were 1.14, 1.23, and 1.42, respectively; fractures of the ankle, knee, and leg were 1.27, 1.28, and 1.51, respectively. Children 6-11 years of age were at highest risk.
Read the article summaryAs published in the Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, children with ?-thalassemia major (n=31; age range, 4-16 y) exhibit laboratory and ultrasound evidence of premature atherosclerosis. Specifically, total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, and nitrate/nitrite levels were decreased, and VLDL-C levels, chitotroisidase activity, and carotid IMT were increased in affected children.
Read the article summaryAs published in Pediatrics, adolescent girls (11-12 years of age) vaccinated with HPV were not shown to have increased sexual activity over 3 years of follow-up compared to non-vaccinated girls (adjusted incidence rate ratio = 1.29). Sexual activity was assessed based on pregnancy, STD testing or diagnosis, and contraceptive counseling.
Read the article summary1 Light drinking versus abstinence in pregnancy-behavioural and cognitive outcomes in 7-year-old children: a longitudinal cohort study BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, April 18, 2013
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Memantine as adjunctive treatment to risperidone in children with autistic disorder: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, April 1, 2013
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3 Intellectual Disability in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder The Journal of Pediatrics, April 23, 2013
4 A play and joint attention intervention for teachers of young children with autism: A randomized controlled pilot study Autism, April 24, 2013
5 Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children with Functional Defecation Disorders The Journal of Pediatrics, March 29, 2013 Review Article
6 Sentinel Injuries in Infants Evaluated for Child Physical Abuse Pediatrics, April 9, 2013 Review Article
7 Executive functions in girls with and without childhood ADHD: developmental trajectories and associations with symptom change Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, April 22, 2013
8 Geographic Variation in the Prevalence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: The Sunny Perspective Biological Psychiatry, March 28, 2013
9 The relationship between Aspergers syndrome and schizophrenia in adolescence European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, April 3, 2013
10 Exercise: Applications to Childhood ADHD Journal of Attention Disorders, April 11, 2013 Review Article
11 Interventions in schools for children with autism spectrum disorder: Methods and recommendations Autism, April 19, 2013
12 Autistic traits in children with ADHD index clinical and cognitive problems European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, April 25, 2013
13 Conductive hearing loss in children with autism European Journal of Pediatrics, April 1, 2013 Review Article
14 Mitochondrial abnormalities in temporal lobe of autistic brain Neurobiology of Disease , April 23, 2013 Review Article
15 Autism spectrum disorders: Head circumference and body length at birth are both relative Acta Pediatrica, April 15, 2013 Review Article
16 Paediatricians decision making about prescribing stimulant medications for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Child: Care, Health, and Development, March 5, 2013 Review Article
17 Do television and electronic games predict childrens psychosocial adjustment? Longitudinal research using the UK Millennium Cohort Study Archives of Diseases in Childhood, April 10, 2013 Review Article
18 Autism Risk Across Generations JAMA Psychiatry, March 25, 2013
19 Smoking during Pregnancy and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Finnish National Birth Cohort Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, April 11, 2013 Review Article
20 No clear effects of acute tryptophan depletion on processing affective prosody in male adults with ADHD Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, April 16, 2013
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