Adolescent psychotic experiences lack uniformity
Psychotic experiences in adolescence appear to be quite distinct and vary widely from individual to individual, study findings indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - October 2, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Early intermodality dysfunction predicts schizophrenia risk
Researchers have found abnormalities in the way infants of parents with schizophrenia perceive the way they move and how this relates to vision, touch, hearing, and orientation. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - September 25, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Adolescents with psychosis face long treatment delays
Adolescents have a duration of untreated psychosis that is approximately twice that seen in adults, UK study findings show. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - September 20, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Specialty asthma care no benefit to adherence in underserved children
Results of a study of underserved children with asthma in the USA suggest that they may be losing out on the benefits of specialty care. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - September 20, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
High-risk youths need help regardless of psychosis conversion
Young people at clinical high risk for psychosis often have poor outcomes even if they do not actually develop psychosis, a study shows. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - September 11, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Survey finds undertreatment of knee pain in adolescents
Adolescents with knee pain are less likely to seek medical care if their symptoms develop slowly than if they result from acute trauma, a study by Danish researchers has shown. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - September 9, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Improved pediatric bipolar screen unveiled
Researchers have developed a screening instrument for detecting bipolar disorder in children and adolescents from the general population. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - August 30, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
IVF, cesarean section asthma link strengthened
Researchers from Greece have shown that pediatric asthma is associated with both conception by in vitro fertilization and birth by cesarean section. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - August 29, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Bipolar onset age forecasts depressive problems
Patients’ age at onset of bipolar disorder has a strong influence on their risk for developing severe depression later in their disease course, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - August 22, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Low indoor temperatures linked to pediatric asthma outcomes
Research from New Zealand shows that children with asthma experience small but significant variations in lung function in response to changes in indoor air temperature. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - August 21, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Medication caution for children at bipolar risk
Children at high risk for developing bipolar disorder are likely to react badly to antidepressant treatment, a study shows. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - August 20, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Simple rule for pediatric ankle injury avoids unnecessary radiography
A clinical decision rule can safely replace diagnostic radiography in the majority of children presenting to hospital with acute ankle injuries, say Canadian researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - August 20, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Call for improved antenatal asthma management
The results of a study in South Australia show that maternal asthma significantly and independently increases the risk for perinatal complications, such as premature birth, gestational diabetes, and small for gestational age birthweight. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - August 8, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
No hope for HPAS screening in pediatric asthma
The authors of a South African study say that the search for a screening test for hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis suppression in corticosteroid-treated children with asthma should be abandoned after they failed to identify any parameter that is universally useful for this purpose. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - August 7, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Suicidality in pediatric bipolar disorder ‘needs urgent attention’
Suicidality in children with bipolar disorder is common but underinvestigated, suggest meta-analysis findings. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - July 12, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
