News tagged with emotional difficulties

Research: Schwartz Center Rounds encourage compassionate health care and better teamwork

Caregivers who participated in a program where attendees discuss medical cases that were complex for psychosocial and emotional reasons were more likely to be attentive to the psychosocial and emotional aspects of patient ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scoliosis in Teenagers: To Brace or Not to Brace Is Still a Question

The use of braces to correct excessive curvature of the spine, or scoliosis, in adolescents is still an area of controversy — and is likely to remain that way until there is better evidence, concludes a new review of published ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows serious emotional disturbances among children after Katrina

A team made up of mental health professionals, emergency response experts, and researchers from several universities, including Virginia Tech, has published the results of a study that shows serious emotional disturbances ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 05, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds orphanages are viable options for some children

A Duke University study of more than 3,000 orphaned and abandoned children in five Asian and African countries has found that children in institutional orphanages fare as well or better than those who live in the community.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A good night's sleep even more elusive for anxious children

Managing routine sleep problems in children can be a testing time for parents as well as being highly stressful for the child. Add a child with anxiety to the mix and a good night’s sleep for everyone can be elusive if not ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0