Pediatrics News

Youths who received outpatient mental health follow-up within 1 week of psychiatric hospital discharge appeared at reduced risk for suicide in the immediate period after discharge, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Water intake among children falls far below European guideline recommendations, and data suggest drinking more water can lower sugary drink consumption and even improve cognition, according to a speaker.

Mental health during childhood and adolescence was linked to adolescent health behaviors, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Healio Psychiatry has compiled a list of its five most-viewed stories in August.

Escitalopram treatment was linked to reduced anxiety symptoms among adolescents, according to results of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

A modular therapy intervention for children increased clinicians’ adherence to empirically supported treatments but did not improve clinical outcomes, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open.

Certain antidepressants appeared associated with specific birth defects, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 may be having a significant negative impact on the mental and physical well-being of parents and their children, according to results of a survey study published in Pediatrics.

LGBTQ youth appeared to experience negative mental health outcomes associated with frequent social media use, according to results of a survey study published in Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health.

Online tools may be able to improve diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, according to results of a survey study published in PLOS ONE.