Mental Health

Data published in JAMA revealed that more frequent use of digital media was linked to increased odds of ADHD symptom occurrence over a 2-year period in midadolescence.

SAN FRANCISCO — Patients who overused headache medications and had an adverse childhood event were more likely to have a psychiatric diagnosis and use opioids, according to a presenter at the American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting.

Of more than 7,700 youths with a new episode of PTSD in 2012, about 60% received psychotherapy, about 6% received pharmacotherapy and more than one-third received neither therapy nor medication, according to retrospective study findings.

The prevalence of autism in children continues to rise, with CDC data suggesting it affects 1 in 68 children several years ago vs. more recent data suggesting it now affects 1 in 59.

In the eleventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases, WHO included “gaming disorder,” or video game addiction, as a legitimate mental health disorder.

College students who became involved with a peer-run organization focusing on mental health were likely to improve their knowledge of mental health and reduce stigma, according to recently published study results in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

The CDC recently issued an MMWR that reported that approximately 45,000 deaths by suicide occurred in the United States in 2016, making it one of the leading causes of deaths in all states between 1999 and 2016. This report found that 54% of those who died by suicide had no prior record of a mental health condition.

Of more than 300 youths who received 12-weeks of evidence-based treatments for anxiety disorders, only 21.7% were consistently anxiety free after a 4-year follow-up period, while the rest showed a pattern of relapse or chronic illness, study findings showed.

Early preterm birth was associated with ADHD in children aged 5 years and inattentive symptoms in children aged 8 years, according to recently published study results in JAMA Pediatrics.

Results from a 7-year follow-up study showed that parentally bereaved offspring had an increased incidence of depression and PTSD, mainly in the first 2 years after parental death and if they were aged 12 years or younger when their parent died.