Mental Health

The global prevalence of symptoms of clinically elevated depression and anxiety has likely doubled among children during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics.

Youth psychotherapy interventions with majority-Black samples were significantly less effective among communities with higher anti-Black cultural racism, according to results of a meta-analysis.

Maternal smoking during pregnancy may increase risk for conduct disorder symptoms among offspring, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

The assumption that half of childhood ADHD cases remit by adulthood may be inaccurate, as symptoms fluctuate into adulthood in most cases, according to results of a multimodal treatment study published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

A stepped-care cognitive behavioral therapy model was cost-effective for children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to an economic evaluation of a randomized noninferiority trial published in JAMA Network Open.

A significant number of children experienced the death of a primary caregiver during the first 14 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a modeling study published in The Lancet.

The AAP updated guidance on mental health screenings in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to recommend that all children be monitored and asked about concerns or changes in mental and behavioral health at every pediatric office visit.

High school students’ bed and wake-up times have been delayed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and they have become more active during the evening, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

Pressure pain threshold may be a novel biomarker for identification of high risk for self-harm among adolescents, according to results of a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.

Optimized dosing of delayed-release and extended-release methylphenidate increased children’s control of ADHD symptoms throughout the day, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.