Intensive behavioral intervention can be effective at eliminating pica, which is the repeated ingestion of inedible substances, researchers from Marcus Autism Center report. The findings are published ...

Young people with obesity should receive intensive behavioral counseling, according to the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF conducted a systematic review of various types of weight ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that children and adolescents with a high body mass index (BMI) be referred to intensive behavioral interventions -- and not weight-loss ...

A panel of experts has updated their recommendations for doctors screening children for obesity. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends intensive behavioral interventions for kids aged ...

(HealthDay News) — Primary care physicians should offer or refer obese patients to intensive behavioral interventions, according to a U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) final recommendation ...

IBT offers a range of services, including: PEERS®, Intensive Behavioral Intervention Program, Behavior Management, Life Skills program, Consults and Workshops, and Assessment Services. Program for the ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has drafted recommendations for behavioral treatment for children and adolescents with high body mass index. The drafted recommendations would provide or refer ...

tape measure and BMI calculator The USPSTF recommends that clinicians refer adults with a body mass index of 30 or higher to intensive, multicompetent behavioral interventions. The US Preventive ...

The fifth paper in The Lancet Series on HIV in people who use drugs looks at the relationship between amphetamine drug use and HIV. Among the conclusions are that because of the increased HIV risk ...

Nearly 20% of all children in the US have what’s considered to be a high body mass index, the measure that practitioners use to determine whether a person has obesity. New draft guidelines released ...