ADHD
How is ADHD Diagnosed? (and is it over-diagnosed?)
Pathologizing? There is wide-spread belief that children are over-diagnosed and over-prescribed, which implies that some kids are ‘just being kids’ and we’
School & Education
Research Findings: Can We Trust them, Part II
Two years ago I wrote about the problems we face trusting research findings. To bring you up-to-date, here is my follow-up post.
ADHD
When Should You Tell Your Child The Diagnosis?
To tell or not to tell I am often asked by parents whether or not they should tell their child the diagnosis? It’s a
Behavioral Health
Teens and Spirituality
The Study A study funded by the John Templeton Foundation and carried-out at The University of Akron, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and Baylor
Autism
Induced Labor and Increased Autism Risk: Another misleading Headline | August 20, 2013
Written by Dr. John Carosso What was that all about? You remember the recent headline, based on a study from JAMA Pediatrics (August 12, 2013)
ADHD
“Natural” Remedies and Supplements: Better than Prescribed Meds?
Written by Dr. John Carosso “Natural” is better? I often hear from parents a preference for “natural” alternatives to their child’s emotional or behavioral
ADHD
ADHD: Which Medication is Best?
Written by Dr. Robert Lowenstein, M.D. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) The AAP provides guidelines to pediatric specialists indicating that behavioral treatment should
Anxiety
Treating Anxiety and Obsessions: Nothing to Fear but Fear itself?
Written by Dr. John Carosso Nothing to fear…? Y’ know, Franklin Delano Roosevelt may have been on to something. You see, anxiety is considered to
Behavioral Health
Teaching Moral Behavior, Tim McGraw-Style
Written by Dr. John Carosso Gotta like Tim McGraw All of you Tim McGraw fans know his song, Drugs or Jesus, where he sings: In