Parents Unaware of Kids’ Suicidal Thoughts
From NEJM Journal Watch January 14, 2019 By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH Parents are frequently unaware of their adolescents’ suicidal thoughts, […]
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Autism: Screening for Potential Health Problems
Pediatricians usually employ screening methods as a way of identifying health related conditions and treating them early. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has joined forces with the US Department […]
Young People Who Self-Harm Face Striking Increase in Suicide Risk
Self-harm or self-injury describes a behavior by which a person willingly injures himself or herself. Self-harm is not a mental disorder, but rather, a maladaptive or negative coping mechanism as […]
Bipolar Disorder and Autism
Bipolar disorder (previously called manic-depression) is a mental condition characterized by mood swings that vary between the “high” episodes of mania and the “low” periods of depression. Research studies suggest […]
Cortical Chauvinism 