Pediatrics News

Electroconvulsive therapy appeared safe and effective for treating certain severe psychiatric illnesses among children and adolescents, according to results of a retrospective cohort study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Certain cognitive deficits in childhood were distinctively linked to different psychopathological symptoms among young people, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

ADHD appeared to be overdiagnosed among children and adolescents, according to results of a systematic scoping review published in JAMA Network Open.

Adolescents whose mothers had anxiety or depressive symptoms were at increased risk for conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder symptoms at age 17 years, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Rates of prolonged length of stay for pediatric mental health ED visits significantly increased between 2005 and 2015 compared with non-mental health-related ED visits, according to study results published in Pediatrics.

Youth with persistent psychiatric disorders who were detained in a juvenile justice facility exhibited complications during the transition from adolescence to adulthood, according to study results published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Younger age at first cannabis use or prescription drug misuse was linked to faster development of substance use disorders, according to study results in a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Many young teenagers, especially gender minority youth, know someone who has attempted suicide, according to a study, which found that youths’ exposure to suicidal behavior was related to higher levels of depressed mood.

A significant number of children with autism spectrum disorder did well by middle childhood in one or more key domains of developmental health, according to results of a longitudinal cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Assessment of thyroid function may be warranted among adolescents with depression because of their increased risk for subclinical hypothyroidism and thyroid autoimmunity, according to a study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.