Pediatrics News

Adolescents who reported multiple symptoms of severe substance use disorder were more likely to report these symptoms in adulthood, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

More than one-third of high school students in the United States reported experiencing poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to survey results published in MMWR.

The amygdala, which is enlarged in children aged 2 years who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, appears to accelerate in growth in the first 6 to 12 months of life, researchers reported in The American Journal of Psychiatry.

Researchers used baseline data from the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children cohort study to compare psychiatric disorders in children with CKD and children in the general population and yielded results inconsistent with previous studies.

About one in four people who may have needed treatment for opioid use disorder received it in 2019, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Referrals for intimate partner violence increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic at a program within Boston Children’s Hospital, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

DENVER — Exposure and response therapy improves with increased engagement, participation and humor, according to a panel of experts at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference.

Study findings indicate that epidemiologic surveys and patient forms for adolescents should include broader options for sexual orientation and gender identity, researchers reported in Pediatrics.

DENVER – Mental health of young adults showed little change at the outset of COVID-19, but appeared to worsen as the pandemic continued, according to a presentation at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference.

Children with chronic pain or rheumatic disease who experience adverse childhood events may be at a greater risk for worse symptoms and “functional disability,” according to data published in Pediatric Rheumatology.