Mental Health

ORLANDO — In a new policy statement, the AAP advocated for a trauma-informed approach to addressing behavioral issues in schools instead of using exclusionary discipline like suspension and expulsion.

Although screen use before bedtime did not affect sleep onset or duration in children, using screens in bed not only impacted sleep quality but was also associated with cyberbullying and psychological distress, research showed.

Youth with chronic pain experience anxiety and depression symptoms more often and more intensely than their peers without chronic pain, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Intermittent and continuous energy restriction diets both improved cardiometabolic measures and reduced symptoms of depression and disordered eating among adolescents with obesity, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Owning and playing on game consoles during the COVID-19 pandemic improved mental health among Japanese children and adults, according to findings published in Nature Human Behavior.

Patients with past-month exposure to prescription amphetamines used to treat ADHD had higher odds of developing psychosis or mania compared with those without past-month exposure, according to a recent study.

Girls with diagnosed mental health conditions had lower HPV vaccination coverage than their peers without mental health conditions, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health.

The White House moved to strengthen the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equality Act to ensure individuals with private insurance have the same access to mental health services as they do for physical health services.

Children with medical complexity were twice as likely to be diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental or mental health condition, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, has issued an advisory calling for a “fundamental shift” in how the well-being and mental health of parents and caregivers are valued and prioritized.