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Teenagers
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Cohabitation Lessens Bulimia Symptoms A five-year study of Norwegian teenagers living with bulimia has shown that binging and purging tended to wane once young women moved in with a partner or were married. Cohabitation did not improve their feelings about body image or prevent them from taking... Continue reading Cohabitation Lessens Bulimia Symptoms
Adolescents, Decision-Making and Rationality Adolescents have never been known for their great decision-making skills, but a new study has shown them to be no more optimistic about the risks associated with actions such as smoking than are adults. Rather, they are more likely to overestimate their ris... Continue reading Adolescents, Decision-Making and Rationality
Morbidity Rates Down Among Anorexics Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have announced some positive findings from a long-term study of sufferers of anorexia. The study, which followed all Swedish women between the ages of 10 and 24 who entered treatment for anorexia between... Continue reading Morbidity Rates Down Among Anorexics
Life Harder on Teen Girls, Depression Study Shows A shocking number of young women age 15 to 24--about 20 percent--is affected by major depression, studies show, making them more likely to attempt suicide, abuse alcohol and enter into abusive relationships. New findings from the University of South Caroli... Continue reading Life Harder on Teen Girls, Depression Study Shows
Poor Sleep Hurts Young and Old While we often hear about working adults' lack of shut-eye, two studies released this week show that both teens and seniors also suffer from not sleeping enough--or well enough. The first, published in the yesterday's Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, sh... Continue reading Poor Sleep Hurts Young and Old
One in Three Young Teenage Boys Are Heavy Users of Pornography Young teenage boys are very heavy users of sexually explicit media content on digital or satellite television, video, and DVD and the Internet. When surveyed anonymously, 90 percent of boys and 70 percent of girls aged 13 and 14 reported accessing sexually... Continue reading One in Three Young Teenage Boys Are Heavy Users of Pornography
Internet Helps Teens Bond With Real-Life Pals Hours spent in front of the computer might not be the worst thing for teens after all--especially when it comes to their social lives. While findings from the early days of the Internet showed that teens mainly communicated online primarily with strangers ... Continue reading Internet Helps Teens Bond With Real-Life Pals
Dating Violence, Sexual Assault Linked To Suicide In Urban Teens According to a report in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, recent dating violence among urban teen females and lifetime history of sexual assault among urban teen males may be associated with suicide attempts. According to the ... Continue reading Dating Violence, Sexual Assault Linked To Suicide In Urban Teens
Girl Talk Leads To Anxiety And Depression It seems the normally calming effect of expressing your troubles may not kick in if you're a teenage girl who spends a lot of time discussing them. University of Missouri associate professor of psychological sciences Amanda Rose reports that 'co-rumination... Continue reading Girl Talk Leads To Anxiety And Depression
Night Owl Pre-Teens Prone To Bad Behavior With summer vacation in full swing, many kids are enjoying late nights filled with sleepovers, video game competitions and all-night reading sessions. Parents, however, may want to watch those bedtimes: Experts studying the correlation between sleep and beh... Continue reading Night Owl Pre-Teens Prone To Bad Behavior
When Medication Fails, Combination Therapy May Help Depressed Teens For the 40 percent of clinically depressed teenagers who do not respond to their first antidepressant treatment, a combination of medication and psychotherapy has an excellent chance of providing successful treatment. Continue reading When Medication Fails, Combination Therapy May Help Depressed Teens
Teens with TVs Engage in Unhealthy Habits It may come as no surprise that teenagers with televisions in their rooms get less exercise than those without (1.8 hours per week versus 2.5 hours to be exact) but findings to be released in the May issue of Pediatrics show negative effects extend to eating. Continue reading Teens with TVs Engage in Unhealthy Habits
One in Five Teens Smokes A new survey of teenagers by German researchers show that one in five teens and preteens smokes cigarettes. The study examined more than 7000 adolescents and their parents. Results showed that 20.5 percent of boys and 20.3 percent of girls smoked. Continue reading One in Five Teens Smokes
Can Summer Jobs Prevent Teen Suicide? Holding a summer job has surprising benefits for teens at risk of suicide. Continue reading Can Summer Jobs Prevent Teen Suicide? |
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