american academy of child and adolescent psychiatry
Adolescents with severe mental disorders have never received treatment
18 January 2011 – A recent study by Merikangas and colleagues published in the January 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) shows that only half of adolescents that are affected with severely …
UCLA researchers find that Medicaid-funded ADHD treatment for children is failing
Whatever its final incarnation, the recently enacted landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will expand Medicaid eligibility and is expected by 2013 to provide coverage, including mental health care, to an estimated 4.1 million children…
Rapid rise in Medicaid expenditures for autism spectrum disorder treatment
Washington, DC, 22 October 2010 — Autism was described as early as 1940, but a marked increase in the prevalence for the broader class of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) during the past decade highlights the demand for treatment of affected indi…
National study shows 1 in 5 children meet criteria for a mental disorder across their lifetime
Washington, DC, 13 October 2010 – Mental disorders in children are often difficult to identify due to the myriad of changes that occur during the normal course of maturation. For the first time, researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health…
School-based intervention successfully lowers drinking rates in at risk children
Washington, DC, 30 August 2010 — The coming weeks mark the return to school for many of our youngest citizens. Sadly the satisfaction of making new friends and obtaining good test scores may be overshadowed by the prospect of substance abuse for s…