Breastfeeding Linked to Fewer Behavioral Difficulties for Children
Breastfeeding is associated with fewer parent-reported behavioral difficulties, which decrease further with longer duration of breastfeeding.
Behavioral Therapy
Digital Cognitive Therapy Aids College Women With Eating Disorders
A coached CBT intervention is effective for reducing eating disorder psychopathology and compensatory behaviors among college women.
Telepsychiatry Services Expand Access to Behavioral Health Care
Two seperate studies demonstrate the successful use of telepsychiatry services in different settings.
Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions May Prevent Obesity
The USPSTF recommends that clinicians refer adults with a body mass index of 30 or higher to intensive, multicompetent behavioral interventions.
Better integration of behavioral health, primary care needed
Payment barriers and insurance coverage gaps pose challenges.
Primary-care providers key in preventing sexually transmitted infections
USPSTF recommends that providers offer behavioral interventions to patients at high risk for contracting sexually transmitted infections.
The challenges of identifying Prader-Willi syndrome
Children with this condition develop an insatiable appetite that leads to obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and behavioral problems when not treated.
Kids with ADHD often have autisic traits
About one in five children and adolescents with ADHD show signs of autism.
CDC: One in eight U.S. women binge drink
Although more men binge drink than women, health risk is greater among women due to physiologic differences and risk for unintended pregnancy.
Making sense of mass shootings
Efforts to end gun violence in Newtown’s wake must address ‘culture of violence.’
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