Children of Suicide: A Child Psychiatrist on her Mother’s Suicide: Dr. Nancy Rappaport – It’s estimated that 7000 to 12000 children lose a parent to suicide each year in the U.S. alone. Nancy Rappaport, M.D., of Harvard University, was once one…

 

Children's Hospital gets M gift

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Today, the volunteer board of Convalescent Hospital for Children raises money and supports several specialized programs and services housed at Cincinnati Children's. Among those it helps is the Cincinnati Children's Psychiatric Unit, which provides …
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Nurturing home life may offset negative changes in brain anatomy among poor …

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"We've known for many years from behavioral studies that exposure to poverty is one of the most powerful predictors of poor developmental outcomes for children," said principal investigator Joan L. Luby, MD, a Washington University child psychiatrist …
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