Anxiety disorders in children can be screened through school health care
A new study from the Research Center for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku in Finland screened school-age children ...
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Smartphones may be beneficial to children – if they avoid social media
In the ongoing debate over the benefits and harms of smartphone use in children, initial data from a US survey suggests the ...
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Therapy Dogs May Reduce Child, Parent Anxiety in the Emergency Department
Children who interacted with therapy dogs in the emergency department reported significantly lower significantly lower anxiety.
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Therapy Dogs Cut Anxiety for Children in the ED
Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Randomized trial results show anxiety among children in the emergency department was significantly reduced by a 10 ...
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5 Easy-To-Miss Signs A Child Is Battling Loneliness, According To A Mental Health Advocate
As much as we might try, being a perfect parent is impossible. The best we can do is pay attention to our children, and ...
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Therapy dogs can ease young patients’ anxiety in the emergency room
A clinical trial found that spending about 10 minutes with a therapy dog reduced patients’ anxiety in a pediatric emergency room.
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Post-Covid anxiety and poor mental health a ‘key driver in children skipping school’
66 per cent - or around 440 children - said mental health and anxiety was a key barrier to them attending school, findings shared with The Independent show. Staff are worried that Covid has had a ...