Mental Health

A significant proportion of youths may experience post-traumatic stress symptoms after a natural disaster, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

As climate change continues to alter the physical landscape for populations throughout the world, it is also incurring profound effects on people’s psychological wellbeing and mental health.

Collaborative care with cognitive behavioral therapy may alleviate symptoms and improve functioning among adolescents with persistent postconcussive symptoms, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Childhood ADHD appeared linked to increased risk for a subsequent psychotic disorder, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Adolescents with depression were more physiologically reactive to acute social media use vs. controls, according to results of a prospective, cross-sectional study published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Childhood adversity appeared associated with increased risk for disturbed sleep and suicide among United States veterans, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Threats of school violence appeared to increase in the weeks following a school shooting in which there was significant media attention, according to study results published in Psychiatric Annals.

Teenagers and young adults with autism spectrum disorder were significantly more likely to attempt suicide and die by suicide than those without ASD, a cohort study from Denmark showed.

Distinct psychological pathways may exist between developmental trauma during childhood and/or adolescence and psychotic phenomena in adulthood, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in World Psychiatry.

A significant proportion of teens and young adults in the United States prescribed a psychoactive drug reported misusing that drug, according to study results published in Family Medicine and Community Health.