Pediatrics News

Children and adolescent psychiatric ED visits decreased significantly during the first 8 weeks of COVID-19 lockdown, according to results of a study conducted in Italy and published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

The beta-blocker propranolol showed potential in treating certain autism symptoms, according to an initial analysis of a small, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial.

School-aged children with autism spectrum disorder and/or ADHD were capable of face covering across activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

CMS today published data showing that beneficiaries forewent millions of primary, preventive and mental health care visits between March 2020 and October 2020 because of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered over the internet was efficacious and cost-effective for children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Childhood adversities played a role in understanding the risk for suicide attempt among youths of certain ethnic groups who were from disadvantaged contexts, according to results of a longitudinal cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Anxiety remains high regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, with more people reporting mental health effects related to it compared with this time last year, according to recent poll results released by the American Psychiatric Association.

The early portion of the COVID-19 pandemic led to ‘dramatic changes’ in psychiatric care, which were primarily linked to the rapid transition to telehealth care, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Muhammad Hassan Majeed, MD, a psychiatrist at Natchaug Hospital, Mansfield Center, in Connecticut, provided an overview of how psychiatrists can address gun violence at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting.

Lesbian and gay children whose parents had a consistent perspective on the child’s sexual orientation, even if that perspective was negative, had better outcomes than those whose parents had changing perspectives.