Mental Health

The link between mental illness and increased risk for contact with the criminal justice system in adulthood and adolescence extends to early childhood, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Evidence appeared limited for the use of psychobiotics in treating youth anxiety, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Translational Psychiatry.

Increased screen time for entertainment purposes was associated with increased levels of anxiety among young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data presented at the World Microbe Forum.

Snoring adolescents correlated significantly with depressive symptoms and suicidality independently of sleep duration, insomnia and daytime sleepiness, according to a survey study conducted in South Korea.

The AMA announced it will ask the HHS Office for Civil Rights to review and revise regulations for physicians when releasing health information about pediatric and adolescent patients.

The AMA has adopted new policies to address the recent increase in youth suicide and to identify evidence-based interventions and other factors for reducing youth suicide risk.

Cannabis use in middle to late adolescence may alter neurodevelopment, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Boston Children’s Hospital was named Tuesday as the best children’s hospital in the United States for the eighth consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report, which expanded its annual list this year to include state and regional rankings.

Sex and racial/ethnic disparities in temporal trends were apparent among adolescents with suicidal ideation, according to results of a cross-sectional analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

A layperson-delivered psychological intervention that focused on positive human attributes rather than psychopathology reduced depression and anxiety in adolescents, according to results of a randomized clinical trial conducted in Kenya.