A 3-year study involving over 3,000 patients used motivational interviewing to counsel adolescents about staying away from potentially violent and alcohol-related situations. It was found that these brief sessions "reduced by half the chances that teenagers would experience peer violence or problems due to drinking."
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September 15, 2010
June 25, 2010
Young People With Autism Are ‘lost In Transition’
Young people with autism are often "lost in transition" and not diagnosed or treated effectively as teenagers, an eminent neuropsychiatrist has said. They end up being excluded from school, or never going to school, and rarely come to the attention of psychiatrists...
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June 19, 2010
February 23, 2010
Internal and environmental factors trigger unique brain activity in teens
While the otherworldly behavior of teenagers is well documented, researchers have taken a significant step toward finally unraveling the actual brain activity that can drive adolescents to engage in impulsive, self-indulgent, or self-destructive behavior.
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October 1, 2009
Teen Attitudes Toward Smoking Linked To Likelihood Of Drinking And Using Drugs
New research looks at the specific ways parents and peers influence teenagers to smoke, drink and use marijuana in combination.
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September 16, 2009
Tell me about your mother: straightening out the role of family in the etiology, maintenance, and treatment of eating disorders
by Joye C. Anestis As most of our parents have pointed out to us (most likely when we were angst-y teenagers), being a parent can be pretty rough - sleepless nights, mountains of worry, little in the way of gratitude,...
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June 30, 2009
Teenagers In Northern Ireland Are Experimenting With Cocaine
Some Northern Ireland teenagers are experimenting with cocaine. Researchers found that 7.5% of young people who took part in the Belfast Youth Development Survey had tried cocaine at least once by the age of 16.
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June 29, 2009
Surprising number of teens think they’ll die young
June 29, 2009 CHICAGO - A surprising number of teenagers - nearly 15 percent - think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior, new research suggests.
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May 17, 2009
May 15, 2009
Fathers Respond To Teens’ Risky Sexual Behavior With Increased Supervision
Findings from a study following more than 3,200 teenagers over a period of four years show that fathers react differently than mothers to their children's sexual behavior. When teens engaged in risky sexual behavior, instead of parents becoming less involved, as previously seen, fathers actually boosted their involvement, learning more about their children's friends and activities. This study als
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