Reuters (12/3, Pittman) reports that according to a study published online Nov. 21 in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect, young adults who experienced verbal aggression from parents during their childhood years had an increased likelihood for becoming depressed or anxious, even if the parents were otherwise affectionate. Researchers arrived at that conclusion after examining survey results from 2,500 young adults who ranged in age from 18 to 25.

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Positive parenting won’t make up for yelling, insulting, “Genevra Pittman, Reuters, December 2, 2013.

Reuters (11/28, Jegtvig) reported that, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in the Journal of Adolescent Health, about 25% of US teens go to bed later than 11:30 pm on school nights. What’s more, these teens appear to experience higher degrees of emotional distress and have a more difficult time in school than their counterparts who get to bed at an earlier hour. Researchers analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to arrive at these conclusions.

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— “Later teen bedtimes tied to school problems and distress, “Shereen Jegtvig, Reuters, November 28, 2013.

Reuters (11/30, Raven) reported that according to a study published online Nov. 18 in the Journal of Adolescent Health, teens who have a family member undergoing a military deployment may have a greater risk for depression and a higher risk for suicidal thoughts. Researchers arrived at that conclusion after surveying 9,300 ninth and eleventh graders from both military and non-military families.

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— “Military deployments tied to teens’ depression, “Kathleen Raven, Reuters, November 29, 2013.

HealthDay (11/28, Preidt) reported that, according to a study published online Nov. 27 in JAMA Psychiatry, children and adolescents “are increasingly more likely than adults to be diagnosed with a mental health disorder.” For the study, “researchers analyzed data from nearly 450,000 patient visits to US doctors’ offices between 1995 and 2010.” The study found that “between the periods from 1995 to 1998 and 2007 to 2010, visits that led to diagnoses of mental-health problems increased faster for patients” under the age of 21 than for adults. At the same time, visits to psychiatrists also increased more rapidly in young people than in adults.

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— “Mental-Health Disorders Growing Faster Among Kids Than Adults: Study, “Robert Preidt, HealthDay, November 27, 2013.

HealthDay (11/26, Reinberg) reports that, according to a study published online Nov. 25 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, “low levels of the hormone estrogen are not to blame for mood swings and poor memory after menopause.” Researchers arrived at this conclusion after examining “data on more than 600 postmenopausal women, aged 41 to 84,” none of whom were taking hormone replacement therapy. TheDaily Mail (UK) (11/26) also covers the story.

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— “Estrogen Won’t Make Women Sharper After Menopause, Study Finds, “Steven Reinberg, HealthDay, November 25, 2013.