Introduction to Early Childhood

Last update: 28.11.2019

Parents are faced with a number of tasks to ensure healthy development in their child in early childhood. Here you will find practical, nursing and medical recommendations for the most important events in the first three years of life, as well as recommendations for specialists. Our authors are pediatricians, developmental educators, nurses, arts therapists and body therapists with extensive practical experience.

Fig. «The granddaughter in the pram» of Max Liebermann. © akg-images

Research news

Phase IV trial: Kalium phosphoricum comp. versus placebo in irritability and nervousness 
In a new clinical study, Kalium phosphoricum comp. (KPC) versus placebo was tested in 77 patients per group. In a post-hoc analysis of intra-individual differences after 6 weeks treatment, a significant advantage of KPC vs. placebo was shown for characteristic symptoms of nervous exhaustion and nervousness (p = 0.020, p = 0.045 respectively). In both groups six adverse events (AE) were assessed as causally related to treatment (severity mild or moderate). No AE resulted in discontinuation in treatment. KPC could therefore be a beneficial treatment option for symptomatic relief of neurasthenia. The study has been published open access in Current Medical Research and Opinion: 
https://doi.org/10.1080/03007995.2023.2291169.


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