Child health and human development yearbook, 2008

Preface xi Child Health and Human Development 1 Chapter I Principles of Eating and the Individual with Rett Syndrome 3 Judy Wine, Yael Yoshei and Meir Lotan Chapter II Ethics and Holistic Healthcare Practice 25 Michael de Vibe, Erica Bell, Joav Merrick, Hatim A. Omar and Sّren Ventegodt Chapter III Domestic Violence and Small Children: Key Directions for Holistic Healthcare 33 Erica Bell Chapter IV Therapeutic Horseback Riding (Hippotherapy) for Individuals with Rett Syndrome: A Review with a Case Study 47 Maciques Rodrیguez Elaime and Meir Lotan Chapter V A Community in Transition: Incidence and Characterization of Injuries among Israeli Bedouin Children Presenting to the Primary Care Clinic 69 Elissa Lane Freedman, Zaid Afawi, Joav Merrick and Mohammed Morad Chapter VI Information Technology and Medical Education: A Survey of Perceived Computing Skills among Medical Students in Northern Nigeria 85 Zubairu Iliyasu, Isa S. Abubakar, Mohammed Kabir and Muktar H. Aliyu Chapter VII Attitudes of First-Year Israeli Tourism and Hotel Management Undergraduate Students toward Persons with Disability: A Pilot Study 97 Tagrid Morad, Zaid Afawi, Joav Merrick, Jemila Caplan Kester and Mohammed Morad Chapter VIII All Causes and Violent Deaths of Children (0-14) in England and Wales 1974-2002 Compared to the Major Western Nations: Indicators of Improved Child Protection? 105 Colin Pritchard and Ann Sharples Section II: Environment and Mood 121 Chapter IX Childhood Obesity and Depression: Connection between these Growing Problems in Growing Children 123 Gloria M. Reeves, Teodor T. Postolach and Soren Snitker Chapter X Asthma and Mood Disorders 141 Anupama Kewalramani, Mary E. Bollinger and Teodor T. Postolache Chapter XI Jet Lag: A Modern-Day Malaise 155 Tatiana Menick, Joseph J. Soriano and Teodor T. Postolache Chapter XII Mindfulness Meditation in Patients with Mood Disorders. Feasibility, Safety and Efficacy: An Empirical Review 167 Kalina Boteva Chapter XIII Thinking Outside of the Light Box: Applications of Cognitive-Behavioral Theory and Therapy to Seasonal Affective Disorder 193 Kelly J. Rohan and Yael I. Nillni Chapter XIV Prepartum Depressive Symptoms Correlate Positively with CReactive Protein Levels and Negatively with Tryptophan Levels: A Preliminary Report 207 Debra A. Scrandis, Patricia Langenberg, Leonardo H. Tonelli, Tehmina M. Sheikh, Anita C. Manogura, Laura A. Alberico, Tracey Hermanstyne, Dietmar Fuchs, Hugh Mighty, Jeffrey D. Hasday, Kalina Boteva and Teodor T. Postolache Chapter XV Mood Changes after Brief Exposure to Chemosensory Stimuli in Patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder 219 Solomon S. Williams, Norman E. Rosenthal, Avery N. Gilbert, John W Stiller, Todd A. Hardin, and Teodor T. Postolache Chapter XVI Mood Oscillations and Coupling between Mood and Weather in Patients with Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder 229 Steven M. Boker, Ellen Liebenluft, Pascal R. Deboeck, Gagan Virk and Teodor T. Postolache Chapter XVII The Body Speaking of Blues and Worries: Fibromyalgia in Children and Adolescents 255 Lynn Hugger, Zinoviy Gutkovich and Harriet Knapp Section III : Environment and Suicide 275 Chapter XVIII The Antisuicidal Efficacy of Lithium: A Review of the Clinical Literature and the Underlying Pharmacology 277 Colleen E. Kovacsics, Harish K. Goyal, Koshy J. Thomas and Todd D. Gould Chapter XIX Suicidality in the Juvenile Justice Environment 301 Srirangam S Shreeram and Aditi Malik Chapter XX Mood Disorders and Suicide in the Correctional Population: The Importance of Recognizing Comorbidity 323 Alan A Abrams, Maheen Patel, Tyler Jones, Yu-Fei Huang, Nesibe Soysal, Lobna Ibrahim, Constance N Flanagan, Cessare Scott, KyleeAnn Stevens, Gavin Rose and Alan Newman Chapter XXI Suicide in the Muslim World 339 Farooq Mohyuddin Chapter XXII Ethnic Differences in Adolescent Suicide in the United States 347 Theodora Balis and Teodor T. Postolache Chapter XXIII Allergen Specific IgE: No Relationship with Prior History of Suicide Attempts and Instability in Patients with Recurrent Mood Disorders 367 Teodor T. Postolache, Darryl W. Roberts, Patricia Langenberg, Olesja Muravitskaja, John W. Stiller, Robert G. Hamilton and Leonardo H. Tonelli Chapter XXIV Acute Stress Promotes Aggressive-Like Behavior in Rats Made Allergic to Tree Pollen 379 Leonardo H. Tonelli, Akina Hoshino, Morgan Katz, and Teodor T. Postolache Chapter XXV Changes in Severity of Allergy and Anxiety Symptoms Are Positively Correlated in Patients with Recurrent Mood Disorders Who Are Exposed to Seasonal Peaks of Aeroallergens 389 Teodor T. Postolache, Patricia Langenber, Sarah A. Zimmerman, Manana Lapidus, Hirsh Komarow, Jessica S. McDonald, Nancy Furst, Natalya Dzhanashvili, Debra Scrandis,, Jie Bai, Bernadine Postolache, Joseph J. Soriano, Bernard Vittone, Alvaro Guzman, Jong-Min Woo, John Stiller, Robert G. Hamilton and Leonardo H. Tonelli Section IV: Obesity and Adolescents 403 Chapter XXVI Obesity and Sport Participation 405 Dilip R. Patel and Donald E. Greydanus Chapter XXVII Obesity and Hypertension in Adolescents 413 Alfonso D. Torres and Colette A. Gushurst Chapter XXVIII Hyperandrogenism and Obesity: Ominous Co-Morbidities 423 Amit M. Deokar, Shawn J. Smith, Amanda J. Goodwin and Hatim A. Omar Chapter XXIX Bariatric Surgery and Adolescent Obesity 435 Tara B. Mancl and Alan A. Saber Chapter XXX Endocrinologic Issues in Obesity 443 Manmohan Kamboj Chapter XXXI Psychological Issues in Obesity 453 Helen D. Pratt Chapter XXXII Overweight Children and Adolescents: Impact on Psychological and Social Development 463 Kimberly K. McClanahan, Marlene B. Huff and Hatim A. Omar Chapter XXXIII Pharmacotherapy for Obese Adolescents 475 Donald E. Greydanus, Cynthia Feucht, and Dilip R. Patel Chapter XXXIV Eating Disorders in Adolescents with Obesity 487 Vinay N. Reddy Chapter XXXV Sexuality and Obesity in Adolescence 497 Helen D. Pratt, Donald E. Greydanus and Kazue Ishitsuka Chapter XXXVI Concepts of Contraception for Adolescents with Obesity: Pathways of Judicial Moderation 507 Donald E. Greydanus, Hatim A. Omar and Artemis K.Tsitsika Chapter XXXVII Nutrition and Adolescent Obesity 519 Vinay N. Reddy Chapter XXXVIII Dermatologic Aspects of Obesity 529 Donald Hare Chapter XXXIX Down Syndrome and Obesity 539 Joav Merrick and Isack Kandel Chapter XL Environment and School Transportation: A Review of Evidence from Health and Equity Perspectives Important in Obesity Prevention 545 Chanam Lee and Xuemei Zhu Chapter XLI Insights into Bangkok Elementary Students’ Food Choice on School Days 563 Chulanee Thianthai Chapter XLII Israeli Adolescents and Obesity 571 Mohammed Morad, Isack Kandel, Jason Ahn, Brian Seth Fuchs and Joav Merrick About the Editor 577 About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel (NICHD-IL) 579 Index 581