NYU Child Study Center
About Us
The New York University Child Study Center (CSC) was founded in 1997 at Bellevue Hospital Center, with Harold S. Koplewicz, M.D., as Director. The CSC was established with a mission to improve the treatment of child psychiatric disorders by:
- Eliminating the stigma of being or having a child with a psychiatric disorder
- Conducting research and disseminating scientific findings to improve the practices of professionals serving children
- Influencing child-related public policy
Contact Information
577 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: 212-263-6622
Articles by NYU Child Study Center
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How To Be An Educated Consumer of Mental Health News
Introduction Some familiar headlines: OVERPRESCRIBING PROMPTED WARNING ON ANTI-DEPRESSANTS (NY Times, March 24, 2004)...
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About Conduct Disorder
Introduction The child with a Conduct Disorder does not respect authority, has little regard for the basic rights of...
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Attending Funerals or Memorial Services
Introduction Should I bring my daughter to my wife's funeral? Isn't my toddler too young to go to a memorial service...
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Stress in Children: What It Is, How Parents Can Help
When and why do children feel stress? Children feel stress long before they grow up. Many children have to cope with...
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Helping Children Develop Healthy Sexual Behavior and Attitudes
Introduction After seeing two teenagers kissing passionately in a park, your five year-old son looks up and asks you,...
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Ten Top Reasons Why Parents Don't Want to Put Their Kids on Medication for Attention Disorders and Ten Top Reasons Why They Should Consider It
Melvin Oatis, M.D. Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Director of Pediatric Consultation-Liaison...
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Protecting Your Kids from Predators: Talking to Kids About Staying Safe
Kidnapping headlines strike fear into the hearts of all parents, but it's helpful to remember that the actual incidence...
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Social and Emotional Growth: The First Five Years
Understanding one's self and others. Introduction In the first year of life wonderful and dramatic things happen. The...
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Cognitive Development: The First Five Years
Thinking, making new connections, and discovering the world In the first year of life wonderful and dramatic things...
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Transition Points: Helping Students Start, Change, and Move Through the Grades
Introduction As children progress through different grades in school they face different challenges. In addition to...
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