Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) sleep more than their peers on average but experience more sleep disturbances that are associated with behavioral difficulties, lower health-related quality of life, and greater maternal depression, according to a study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry .
The children of divorced or unmarried parents are significantly more likely to report poor mental health in adulthood compared with individuals whose parents remained married—but this association is largely driven by parental mental illness, according to a study published in Psychiatry Research .
BackgroundThis study primarily investigates the intervention effects of different models on children with autism.MethodsA total of 132 autistic children were recruited and assigned to three intervention models: institutional intervention (N=45), family intervention (N=45), and family-institutional intervention (N=42). Comparisons were made of CARS scores before and after intervention across the t…
Early detection and treatment of congenital cerebral ventriculomegaly (CCV)-when a fetus's fluid-filled brain ventricles swell due to a condition called hydrocephalus-can help clinicians prevent developmental or neurological disabilities in affected infants.
