Mental Health

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The AAP has updated its clinical practice ADHD guideline for the first time since 2011. The recommendations focus predominantly on evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of children aged 4 to 18 years.

Fine motor skills were a key predictor of language outcomes in two longitudinal cohorts of language-delayed preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, according to findings published in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Findings from a case-crossover study revealed an association between daily outdoor air pollution levels and increased symptoms of psychiatric disorders in children.

Researchers identified metabolic signatures in baby teeth that were unique to ADHD, autism spectrum disorder and both neurodevelopment conditions, according to a study published in Translational Psychiatry.

Overall screen time does not negatively affect children’s and teenagers’ academic achievement, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics. However, watching TV and playing video games were associated with a negative effect on language, math and composite academic performance scores for different age groups, researchers reported.

Combination light flash therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy enabled an earlier bedtime and increased sleep time by 43 minutes in teenagers, according to a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers identified any high-frequency prescription drug misuse during the transition from

Results of a population-based cohort study that included more than 1 million school-age children in the United Kingdom suggested that the youngest children in a school class were around 1.4 times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD compared with the oldest children. Researchers also noted that these children were 1.3 times more likely to be diagnosed with intellectual disability and depression.

Researchers identified parental PTSD as a predictor of psychiatric morbidity among the offspring of refugees, according to a study published in Lancet Public Health.