Mental Health

Exposure to negative experiences during early adolescence was more strongly linked to later adverse outcomes vs. exposure at other points during childhood, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Methylphenidate use during pregnancy was not linked to an increased risk for malformations overall in a nationwide registry-based study with information on both prenatal and postnatal diagnoses published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Children with congenital heart disease are significantly more likely to have anxiety, depression or ADHD, according to data from a Texas hospital.

Heavy alcohol consumption during adolescence appeared associated with deleterious effects on white matter microstructural integrity, according to results of a case-control study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Caregiver-reported mental health conditions were prevalent among children with autism spectrum disorder in the United States from a young age, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

A scalable transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral intervention outperformed management as usual for youth with common mental health problems, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Carlin Barnes, MD, double board-certified psychiatrist in clinical practice and co-founder of Healthy Mind MDs, spoke with Healio Psychiatry regarding maintaining mental health during the holiday season in the COVID-19 era.

Incorporation of a social-emotional learning program in preschool was associated with significant improvement in later emotional and behavioral health in adolescence, according to study results published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Although ED visits related to child abuse and neglect decreased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the percentage of those visits requiring hospitalization increased compared with the previous year, according to researchers.

Children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder have experienced worsened symptoms amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in BMC Psychiatry.