Mental Health

Infectious Diseases in Children asked Janet R. Gilsdorf, MD, DSc (Hon), FPIDS, a past president of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Robert P. Kelch Research Professor Emerita at the University of Michigan Medical Center, how she saw the value of the pediatric ID specialty, why she went into the field and what it means to her.

Pediatric infectious disease specialists are the lowest paid physicians compared with all other medical specialties, according to a recent report.

Rates of serious psychological distress, major depression, suicidal thoughts, attempted suicide and completed suicide have increased between 2005 and 2017 among U.S. teenagers and young adults, according to National Survey on Drug Use and Health data.

In a sample of 79 children aged 10 to 12 years presenting to the ED, nearly one-third screened positive for suicide risk, according to a NIH study.

Findings from a study published in JAMA Psychiatry support the effectiveness of training community therapists in publicly funded mental health services to deliver an evidence-based mental health intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder.

Maternal infection during pregnancy significantly increased the risk for depression and autism spectrum disorder in offspring, according to a Swedish population-based cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

The FDA has approved Adhansia XR extended-release capsules CII, a central nervous system stimulant, for the treatment of ADHD in certain patients aged 6 years and older, according to a press release.

Adolescents who used opioid prescriptions for nonmedical reasons were more likely to have a parent who also reported nonmedical prescription opioid use, especially if the parent was their mother, according to research published in Pediatrics.

In high-risk families, maternal prenatal vitamin use during the first month of pregnancy may decrease the risk for autism spectrum disorder recurrence by half in the younger siblings of children with autism, study findings indicated.

Among children with autism spectrum disorder, study findings revealed that ADHD symptoms were linked to poorer adaptive behavior across all settings and after controlling for key confounders.