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Treating PTSD Helps Kids Deal With Loss
Camp-based therapy proved more beneficial than individual grief counseling, study finds

Genes’ Influence on Fears Changes Over Time
Their impact on childhood anxieties changes during adolescence, study found

Babies Can Tell Friend From Foe
Researchers say infants make distinctions based on behaviors

Spanking Raises Chances of Risky, Deviant Sexual Behavior
Review found physical punishment of kids linked to unprotected, masochistic sex as adults

Gene Variations Help Regulate Response to Stress
Adults abused in childhood lack protective changes against depression, U.S. study says

U.S. Centers to Launch Major Study of Anorexia
Developing effective treatments keyed to family support is researchers' goal

Kids of U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Prone to Stress
These youngsters may need special monitoring and care, researchers say

Danish Study Tracks Rise in Childhood Psychiatric Disorders
Autism, Tourette's and hyperkinetic disorders in upward trend, researchers find

Parents Doubt Their Discipline of Kids Works: Study
One-third perceive methods as ineffective, much as their parents' tactics were with them

Movie Trailers Expose Youth to Tobacco Abuse
Film, TV execs urged to refuse advertisements glorifying smoking