Pediatrics News

A scalable transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral intervention outperformed management as usual for youth with common mental health problems, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Incorporation of a social-emotional learning program in preschool was associated with significant improvement in later emotional and behavioral health in adolescence, according to study results published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Individuals diagnosed with depression during their youth were at increased risk for numerous somatic diseases, as well as for mortality, according to results of a population-based cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Emergency psychiatric services and clinical and diagnostic COVID-19 screening of psychiatric emergency patients are needed during the ongoing pandemic, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Approximately one in five children and parents reported being bullied due to the child’s food allergy, survey data showed.

Antipsychotic use has declined among young children, but clinicians continue to prescribe them off-label for conditions not approved by the FDA, researchers found.

Neighborhood-level armed violence appeared associated with increased risk for major depressive disorder among children, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Prevention and intervention targets for prescription stimulant misuse vary by age and education level, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

A digital behavior and nutrition intervention platform for children with cystic fibrosis was feasible and demonstrated high accessibility and satisfaction in clinical care among families and clinicians, researchers reported.

Depression, anxiety and suicide ideation are all elevated in pediatric and adolescent rheumatology populations compared with the general population, according to a presenter at ACR Convergence 2020.