Mental disorders are as prevalent among college students as same-aged non-students, and
these disorders appear to be increasing in number and severity. The purpose of this report is …

This paper examines interrelations between biological and social influences on the
development of self-regulation in young children and considers implications of these …

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood behavioural disorder.
Systematic reviews indicate that the community prevalence globally is between 2% and 7 …

The Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale--Children and Adolescents (BDEFS-CA)
is an empirically based tool for evaluating clinically significant dimensions of child and …

Social scientists and other analysts have written about medicalization since at least the
1970s. Most of these studies depict the medical profession, interprofessional or …

OBJECTIVE: To review critically the past 10 years of research on youth suicide. METHOD:
Research literature on youth suicide was reviewed following a systematic search of …

Objective: To evaluate the link between antidepressants and suicidal behavior and ideation
(suicidality) in youth, adverse events from pediatric clinical trials were classified in order to …

This highly regarded practitioner guide provides state-of-the-art tools for supporting the
academic and behavioral success of PreK-12 students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity …

Amphetamine and substituted amphetamines, including methamphetamine,
methylphenidate (Ritalin), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), and the herbs khat …

Children are the most criminally victimized segment of the population, and a substantial
number face multiple, serious" poly-victimizations" during a single year. And despite the fact …