Mental Health
From the Journals
Novel approach curbs the impact of racism on mental health in Black youth
Exposure to racial discrimination at age 13 years correlated with increased depressive symptoms at age 14 years.
From the Journals
Long-term use of ADHD meds and CVD risk: New data
“Clinicians should be vigilant in monitoring signs and symptoms of cardiovascular diseases, particularly among those receiving higher doses.”
Child Psychiatry Consult
Mental health characteristics of refugee children
Refugees are at greater risks for PTSD and affective and psychotic disorders, presumably due to increased traumatic life events before, during,...
Behavioral Consult
Suicide prevention and the pediatrician
More than half of the people who die by suicide visit a health care provider within 4 weeks of their death, highlighting an opportunity for...
Conference Coverage
Five times greater suicide risk for trans, gender-diverse teens in ED
Suicide rates in transgender and gender-diverse youth are high in the U.S., but current methods of identifying trans and gender-diverse youth in...
Conference Coverage
Teens streaming on Twitch vulnerable to predators
Twitch is one of multiple online platforms that allows teens to live stream content that could be accessed and followed by potential adult...
Conference Coverage
Teens have easy online access to Delta-8 cannabinoid products
Only 2 websites out of 45 had any mechanism for verifying customers’ ages, and most of the cheapest products sold were edibles in colorful...
Conference Coverage
Online nicotine toothpick vendors ignore age restrictions
Online nicotine toothpick sales are “the Wild West” in terms of regulation.
From the Journals
Physical activity in children tied to increased brain volume
“This study adds to prior literature by highlighting the neurodevelopmental benefits physical activity may have on the architecture of the...
Conference Coverage
Fathers’ postpartum depression linked to children’s adversity
While not studied as much as maternal depression, paternal postpartum depression can have substantial negative impacts on children’s long-term...
Commentary
Why legal pot makes this physician sick
Cannabis-related emergency department visits from all acute-care hospitals in California increased by 1,808% from 2005 to 2019 in patients aged 65...