The impact of foster care on psychopathology in children

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Dr. Howard Chusid

Early foster care proves to be marginally beneficial for reducing psychopathology Background Early social deprivation can negatively affect domains of functioning. We examined psychopathology at age 12 years in a cohort of Romanian children who had been abandoned at birth and placed into institutional care, then assigned either to be placed in foster care or Read more about The impact of foster care on psychopathology in children[…]

Parents often don’t notice that their children are obese!

Posted on June 16, 2015October 13, 2016 by Dr. Howard Chusid

Parents often seem to have a blind spot when it comes to their children being overweight or obese, finds a new US study published in “Childhood Obesity”. Most parents seem to perceive their children as having normal weight – when, in fact, obesity among children is rising alarmingly. For the study, researchers at New York Read more about Parents often don’t notice that their children are obese![…]