Mental Health

BALTIMORE — Despite comparable developmental outcomes at age 24 months, late-preterm children exhibited lower reading and math scores in preschool and kindergarten compared with full-term children, according to data presented here.

Recent findings from the CDC indicated medication was more common than psychological services for treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children aged 2 to 5 years, despite guidelines that recommend psychological services as first-line treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in young children.

BALTIMORE — Youth who experienced multiple types of bullying were more likely to exhibit aggressive behaviors than those who experienced only one type of bullying, according to data presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

BALTIMORE — Children who experienced gaps in Medicaid coverage were less likely to be prescribed psychotropic or antipsychotic treatment or receive psychosocial therapy, according to data presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

BALTIMORE — Children who lived with incarcerated parents were more likely to be bullies, according to data presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

BALTIMORE — Mental health diagnoses and care significantly increased among military-connected children within the last 15 years, according to data presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

BALTIMORE — The majority of general pediatricians did not use mental health professionals in the co-management of most of their patients with anxiety and depression, according to study data presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

Data presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting indicated stimulant medication was effective and safe for treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children with epilepsy.

Tris Pharma Inc. recently announced the launch of Dyanavel XR, extended-release oral suspension, CII, for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children aged 6 years and older.

Recent findings presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting indicated autism spectrum disorders are a common comorbidity of genetic disorders, typically diagnosed several years after genetic disorders.