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'Achievement Gap' for Cps Students Can Be Reduced by Targeted Tutoring
Feb 8, 2014High school students who were at risk for dropping out greatly improved their math test scores and school attendance with the help of intensive tutoring and mentoring, according to a new study by the University of Chicago Urban Education ...
Tags: CPS, educational strategies, NBER, education policy
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Teen Boys Who Think They're Too Skinny Are at Increased Risk for Depression
Jan 15, 2014Teen boys who think they're too skinny are at increased risk for depression, and they're more likely to be bullied and use steroids, two new studies suggest. In one study, researchers analyzed data gathered from more than 2,100 boys who ...
Tags: Teen boys health, depression, skinny, body-image concerns
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Extending Treatment with The Smoking Cessation Drug Chantix May Help Them Avoid a Relapse
Jan 9, 2014For people with serious mental illness who are trying to quit smoking, extending their treatment with the smoking cessation drug Chantix (varenicline) may help them avoid a relapse, according to a new study. After a standard 12-week ...
Tags: mental illness, quit smoking, Chantix, avoid relapse
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Minneapolis Has Earned The Latest Dan Anderson Research Award
Jan 8, 2014Matt G. Kushner, Ph.D., professor of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) has earned the latest Dan Anderson Research Award for his study examining the effectiveness of a hybrid cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of ...
Tags: Hybrid CBT, Hazelden's Dan Anderson Research Award, Hybrid CBT Study
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Chronic Migraine Is a Serious Problem for The Young
Dec 30, 2013Psychological therapy plus medication appears to be the most effective treatment strategy for chronic migraine in children, but it may take time for the medical system to widely adopt this approach, says an editorial in the current issue of ...
Tags: Children health, psychological therapy, chronic migraine, medical system
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Adolescence Is a Unique Developmental Stage
Dec 30, 2013Adolescents girls with sexual abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experienced greater benefit from prolonged exposure therapy (a type of therapy that has been shown effectiveness for adults) than from supportive counseling, ...
Tags: adolescents girls health
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Psychological Therapy Plus Medication Appears to Be The Most Effective Treatment Strategy
Dec 29, 2013Psychological therapy plus medication appears to be the most effective treatment strategy for chronic migraine in children, U.S. researchers suggest. Mark Connelly, a pain psychologist and co-director of the Comprehensive Headache Clinic ...
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CBT Resulted in Greater Reductions in Headache Frequency and Migraine-Related Disability
Dec 27, 2013Among children and adolescents with chronic migraine, the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) resulted in greater reductions in headache frequency and migraine-related disability compared with headache education, according to a study ...
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A Therapy Helps Reduce Number of Migraines and Migraine-Related Disabilities in Kids
Dec 27, 2013A specific type of therapy helps reduce the number of migraines and migraine-related disabilities in children and teens, according to a new study. The findings provide strong evidence for the use of "cognitive behavioral therapy" -- which ...
Tags: migraines, migraine-related disabilities, children and teens health
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Can Look Forward to a Much Better Quality of Life Today
Dec 27, 2013Rheumatoid arthritis patients can generally look forward to a much better quality of life today than they did 20 years ago, new research suggests. The observation is based on a comparative multi-year tracking of more than 1,100 rheumatoid ...
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Increased Spirituality in Teens Is Associated with Greater Likelihood of Abstinence
Nov 15, 2013Increased spirituality in teens undergoing substance abuse treatment is associated with greater likelihood of abstinence, U.S. researchers say. Co-investigators Matthew T. Lee, a professor the University of Akron and vice president of the ...
Tags: abstinence, teen, spirituality, marijuana
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People Who Exercise Sleep Better Than People Who Don't Exercise
Mar 8, 2013Sleep problems keeping you up at night? Exercise, no matter the level or time of day, might help, according to a poll by the National Sleep Foundation released this week. It found that people who exercise, whether light or vigorous, early ...
Tags: Insomnia, health problem, sleep