Mental Health

Emergency psychiatric services and clinical and diagnostic COVID-19 screening of psychiatric emergency patients are needed during the ongoing pandemic, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Approximately one in five children and parents reported being bullied due to the child’s food allergy, survey data showed.

The 33-year-old Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will be held virtually for the first time on Nov. 21 and 22.

Antipsychotic use has declined among young children, but clinicians continue to prescribe them off-label for conditions not approved by the FDA, researchers found.

Neighborhood-level armed violence appeared associated with increased risk for major depressive disorder among children, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

The AAP released interim guidance for parents and clinicians who see behavioral or emotional stress in children because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also updated guidance related to child care.

Childhood abuse and neglect appear to have significant effects on brain structure and function, as well as on the epigenome, according to a presenter at the NEI Max virtual conference.

Male and female youth with bipolar disorder had similar outcomes, despite substantial literature on sex differences among adults with bipolar disorder, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Transgender or gender-nonconforming adolescents may have increased risk for various mental health challenges, according to results of a cross-sectional survey study published in JAMA Network Open.

An increase in green space may improve children’s mental health, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.