Study Shows Family Based Interpersonal Psychotherapy (FB-IPT) for Depressed Preadolescents is More Effective than...
A recent study published in the March 2015 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry finds that Family Based Interpersonal Psychotherapy (FB-IPT) is more effective in treating preadolescent...
Study: High stress for mothers increases secondhand smoke risk for infants
New mothers who experience higher levels of social stressors are the least likely to have rules that ban smoking in the home, which could expose their infants to secondhand smoke and increase health risks,...
Divorce fuels sugary beverage consumption
Children of recently separated or divorced families are likelier to drink sugar-sweetened beverages than children in families where the parents are married, putting them at higher risk for obesity later in life, according to...
Getting to the point of parenting
Why do people really have kids?
While most parents might think they know the answer, research suggests this age-old question, in fact, remains mostly unanswered.
In response, and as ABS statistics indicate the number of children born in...
Time to take a stand against the sale of caffeinated energy drinks
International health experts are calling for a stronger regulatory stand on the use of energy drinks and curb the growing harm caused by their consumption.
The call comes following an international conference at Deakin University...
Digestive brilliance of breast milk unravelled
Scientists have discovered that human breast milk forms into highly organised structures during digestion in the body.
The study by researchers from the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS) at Monash University has been published...
Rising rates of conflict hurting kids
New research shows more than one-in-three families are affected by regular inter-parental conflict and children are bearing the brunt.
The findings taken from the Longitudinal Study of Children, focussed on children aged 0-11 across a...
Warning on use of drug for children’s sleep
Sleep researchers at the University of Adelaide are warning doctors and parents not to provide the drug melatonin to children to help control their sleep problems.
Melatonin is a hormone produced in the body with...
Warning on use of drug for children's sleep
Sleep researchers at the University of Adelaide are warning doctors and parents not to provide the drug melatonin to children to help control their sleep problems.
Melatonin is a hormone produced in the body with...
I-DECIDE: Women urged to seek online domestic violence support
Female participants aged between 16 and 50 are being asked to try I-DECIDE, the first Australian online interactive tool designed to provide practical and confidential support to victims of domestic violence.
The website has been...
