Mental Health

Exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in utero may increase risk for speech and language disorders, according to recent findings.

The “Housing First” program provided improved housing stability relative to usual treatment for Canadian homeless youth with mental illness, according to an analysis published in Pediatrics.

Lifetime prevalence of ADHD was 9% among adolescents aged 13 to 18 years and past-year prevalence was 4.1% among adults in the U.S., according to the NIMH.

Homework performance significantly improved among children with ADHD who received behavior treatment focused on homework, while typical ADHD medication had no significant effect on homework performance.

Evidence-based research on stress-related illnesses may effectively reveal how early experiences last in the body and later affect learning, behavior and mental health, according to a researcher at Harvard University.

The NIH recently announced the beginning of recruitment for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study, the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the U.S.

Perspectives from refugees on child development suggested that standardized screening for children was supported and may influence parents’ response and recognition to child development concerns, a study in Pediatrics reported.

Children exposed to acetaminophen through maternal consumption during pregnancy were at an increased risk for developing difficult behavioral symptoms, according to recently published data.

The AAP’s Council on Early Childhood and Council on School Health recently released a policy statement that supported pediatricians’ role in optimizing school readiness in children by identifying physical, emotional and social factors that can adversely affect performance in school.

Preterm infants who were fed more breast milk in their first 28 days had greater deep nuclear gray matter volume, higher intelligence scores, better mathematics scores, working memory and motor function at term equivalent and age 7 years vs. preterm infants not fed breast milk, according to study findings.