It reviews the effectiveness of programs preventing aggression, depression, and anxiety in children. The review concludes that there is clear evidence that important and meaningful progress has been made in preventive intervention with school-aged children during the last decade. This good news shows the potential promise of widespread prevention programs to reduce mental disorders in childhood in a manner similar to what our nation has done to reduce heart disease and cancer. Advances in theory, program development, and scientific evaluation have led to important new findings showing the promise of preventive approaches.
All children have worries and doubts.
But when your child can't stop thinking about them, they begin to hamper his ability to function. In association with this anxiety, your child may begin to perform certain behaviors over and over again. Learn more about OCD and how you can help your child in this KidsHealth article for parents. Specifically, the authors are focusing on self-regulation skills,such as impulse control, related to the development of emotional health. The May issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry offers the first systematic studies of psychoactive drugs for children and adolescents.