Mental Health

Recent findings indicated severe geographical barriers to child and adolescent psychiatry services among rural youth, highlighting the efficacy of telepsychiatry for this patient population.

Recent research in PLoS Medicine reported that a significant proportion of children aged 3 to 4 years in low- and middle-income countries failed to meet socioemotional and cognitive development benchmarks.

The AAP recently released a clinical report that recommended that pediatricians actively engage fathers and emphasize the health and well-being benefits that fathers can have on their children’s development. The report also endorsed paid paternal leave for mothers and fathers.

Data presented at the SLEEP 2016 annual meeting indicated childhood trauma, including abuse, divorce and parental death, was associated with insomnia in adulthood.

Children born late-term demonstrated better cognitive functioning than children born at full-term, yet they had more physical issues, according to recent research in JAMA Pediatrics.

Infants born with extremely low birth weight were more likely in adulthood to report chronic health conditions, remain single, earn less money and report lower self-esteem, according to recent research in JAMA Pediatrics.

Findings from a network meta-analysis indicated that out of 14 antidepressant treatments, only fluoxetine had some efficacy for treatment of major depression in youth.

A significant portion of children and adolescents experience at least one manifestation of child neglect each year, according to recent research in Public Health.

BALTIMORE — Research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting indicated that future mental and physical health was significantly decreased among children who experienced only two adverse childhood events. However, these effects can be offset through strategies, such as community support and good paternal mental health.

BALTIMORE — Data presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting indicated significant associations between bullying and depression and anxiety in children with developmental disorders.