A new study at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) challenges the popular notion that psychiatric medications are overprescribed in children and adolescents in the U.S.
"Attachment is the basis of both suffering and healing. It has to do with feeling safe around other people and needing to choose the right people to be around," says Dr. Amir Levine.
“They are less likely to commit any kind of crime than anyone else,” said Dr. Catherine Lord. Studies have established no conclusive link between autism and violent acts.
“You don’t expect to see a sudden change in mental status,” said Dr. Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, referring to people with autism. “When it happens, it means there’s something else going on.”
"OCD is characterized by the presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both," says Dr. Erin Engle. It's those intrusive thoughts that spur tell-tale OCD behaviors like repeated hand washing.
"While the dropping numbers of American smokers is something to be celebrated, the percentage of smokers who have a mental health issue is on the rise," writes Dr. Ardesheer Talati.
Lower diagnosis rates for Hispanic children and girls might be partly explained by cultural biases and not necessarily a lower risk of autism for these children, said Dr. Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele.
