This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, And Gender Variant Issues: New American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Practice Parameter
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is proud to announce its new Practice Parameter on issues related to and affecting gay, lesbian, bisexual, and gender variant youth. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and gender variant children and adolescents face unique developmental challenges and stressors that can influence their mental health and wellbeing......
Published By: Medical News Today - 5 days ago
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California Outlaws "Reparative Therapy" 
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Little Effect Found for At-Home Autism Treatment Psychiatric News (Today) - A randomized controlled trial of what was thought to be a promising intervention for young children at risk for an autism spectrum disorder produced results similar to those for community... -
An Alzheimer Risk Gene May Not Be Responsible for Brain Plaques Psychiatric News (2 days ago) - When cognitively normal older subjects possess a newly identified gene variant associated with risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease, they have less amyloid—the hallmark of Alzheimer's—in their brains than do cognitively...
