From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: A study published in the December 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatryfound that adolescents who experienced food insecurity in the…
From the UCSD press release via EurekAlert!: Chronic alcohol and marijuana during youth is associated with worsened neurocognitive abilities into later adolescence and adulthood. A new study examines fiber tract integrity affected by adolescent alcohol…
From the University of New South Wales press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers from the University of New South Wales and Black Dog Institute in Sydney, Australia have used brain imaging technology to show that young…
From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release via ScienceDaily: Saving bar patrons’ time on their commute home could save lives. A pair of studies by University of Missouri psychologists found that people who reported drinking…
From the King’s College London press release via EurekAlert!: New research helps explain why some teenagers are more prone to drinking alcohol than others. The study, led by King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry (IoP)…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Although several studies have followed the course of depression throughout the lifespan, the characteristics of depression at different developmental stages haven’t been clearly identified. New research published…
From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Behavior problems, not depression, are linked to lower grades for depressed adolescents, according to a study in the December issue of the Journal of Health and…
From the University of Cambridge press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists have discovered a cognitive biomarker – a biological indicator of a disease – for young adolescents who are at high risk of developing depression and…
From the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health press release via EurekAlert!: Results of a new study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health indicate that a developmental pattern of impulsiveness…
From the University of Michigan Health System press release via EurekAlert!: Could the emergency room be a good place to spot undiagnosed eating disorders among teens, and help steer them to treatment? A new study…