Siblings hurt by attention shift to newborn

A 10-year-old girl who recently suffered headaches, vomiting and listlessness was diagnosed with sibling rivalry disorder after doctors found that her parents were focusing their attention on her infant brother born six months ago.

Second Hospital Affiliated with the School of Medicine at Zhejiang University, where the girl was taken for assistance, said she is one of a small number of children received this year who has been diagnosed with the emotional disorder after being forced to share attention from their parents.

The issue is gaining prominence as families have ushered in a second child. The universal second-child policy took effect at the beginning of this year.