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[…]
Disorders such as ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and autism are more likely in children whose mothers have chemical intolerances. This is the outcome of a US study presented in the “Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine”. Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess whether chemically intolerant women are at greater risk Read more about Chemical intolerance in mothers increases ADHD and autism risk in their child[…]
Jordan Weissman of Slate described my recent research on divorce as the Goldilocks theory of marriage: “Getting married too early is risky, but so is getting married too late. Your late 20s and early 30s are just right.” My analysis of data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) indicated that age at marriage now has a U-shaped relationship to divorce Read more about Math Says This Is the Perfect Age to Get Married[…]