Mental Health

The COVID-19 pandemic reduced children’s readiness for kindergarten, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics.

Hospitalizations for eating disorders have increased steadily among adolescents in the United States, including a spike during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported in Hospital Pediatrics.

Mild traumatic brain injuries may raise the risk for affective and behavioral disorders in children, according to research published in Pediatrics.

Motivational interviewing, a weight loss intervention recommended by the AAP, showed no benefit reducing childhood obesity during a recent study, according to research published in Pediatrics.

Fronto-parietal activation and reaction time appeared to normalize following cognitive behavioral therapy among unmedicated youths with anxiety, according to a study published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Early-life exposure to screens and digital media was associated with higher odds of atypical sensory processing in a study of nearly 1,500 children, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics.

Infants and toddlers faced socio-emotional development delays during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Residential addiction treatment centers serving adolescents are scarce and expensive in the United States, new study findings suggest, despite increasing overdose rates among young people in recent years.

More than one in five children on Medicaid are exposed to at least one major drug interaction annually, according to findings from a study published in Pediatrics.

As the pediatric mental health emergency continues, its effects on children continues to be a focus of research.