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NATION: “Foster Care Quality Linked to Hyperactive Youths' Progress”
02.04.2010 | Child Protection / Foster Care

By: Staff Writer
A recent study published in Pediatrics by the New York University Langone Medical Center in New York City found that “degrees of parental warmth and hostility, as well as the number of foster-care moves, affect the progression of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity among children placed in foster care.” The study gathered information from biological parents, foster parents and classroom teachers of 252 maltreated children who were placed with 95 families.
Modern Medicine, February 1, 2010
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