Mental Health

Children and youth with more screen time had increased risk for poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a longitudinal cohort study conducted in Canada and published in JAMA Network Open.

School environments play a role in early adolescents’ mental health, a study found

Adolescents who were conceived via assisted reproductive techniques were not at increased risk for poor psychiatric health compared with the general population, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have continued to study pediatric mental health issues, including those related to the pandemic. We compiled a list of Healio stories about pediatric mental health from the past year.

The AMA’s Behavioral Health Collaborative recently released four how-to guides that can assist primary care clinicians seeking to integrate mental health and behavioral health services into their practices.

Research conducted in Korea found that the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic lessened severe emotional response in young people compared with pre-pandemic levels, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

The AAP updated its guidance for pediatric mental health support in light of findings reported earlier this year that the prevalence of anxiety and depression among children has doubled during the pandemic.

The initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic uncovered a rise in diagnoses of and hospitalizations for anorexia nervosa in both children and adolescents, per a cross-sectional study from Canada published in JAMA Network Open Pediatrics.

Loneliness may signal underlying psychotic experiences among adolescents, according to results of a population-based birth cohort study published in Schizophrenia Research.

The FDA has granted breakthrough device designation to Linus Biotechnology Inc. for a diagnostic aid that may identify the presence of autism spectrum disorder using a single strand of hair.