Pediatrics
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Limiting social media use in youths brings challenges, benefits
“By limiting their social media time, that resulted in less anxiety, less depression, less FOMO, fewer negative emotions, and greater positive...
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Tips for addressing uptick in mental health visits: Primary care providers collaborate, innovate
Clinical psychologist recommends primary care providers screen all adult patients for depression and anxiety.
From the Journals
Teen depression and dyslipidemia: New data
There were no differences between study groups in mean lipid levels after adjusting for age, sex, and standardized BMI.
From the Journals
New insight into drivers of self-harm in teens
The results “may give insight into predictors of maladaptive patterns of coping with negative emotions” for those with a history of NSSI.
Commentary
PTSD: Children, adolescents, and all of us may be at risk
Many mental health interventions need not be long in duration but client-centered, focused, and short term.
From the Journals
Alcohol dependence in teens tied to subsequent depression
There was no evidence that frequency or quantity of alcohol consumption at age 18 was significantly associated with depression at age 24.
Conference Coverage
Suicidality risk in youth at highest at night
The findings “signal potentially that there’s a need for support, particularly at nighttime, and that there might be a potential of targeting self...
Conference Coverage
Family placement better for deprived kids than institutions
“Being placed in a family reduced the symptoms of reactive attachment disorder to pretty much nonexistent,” said Dr. Kathryn Humphreys.
Conference Coverage
Significant increase in vitamin D deficiency in kids with major depressive disorder
The findings reiterate the importance of screening for vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents, with or without depression.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Child murder by parents: Toward prevention
Awareness of the characteristics and motives can help target prevention efforts.
From the Editor
Is the contemporary mental health crisis among youth due to DMN disruption?
The advent of unprecedented technologies drastically altering the behavior of children and adolescents, compounded by prolonged isolation from a...