Pediatrics News

From 2007 to 2016, pediatric ED visits for all mental health disorders increased by 60% in the United States, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Infants who experienced sleep onset problems during the first year of life were significantly more likely to be diagnosed later with autism spectrum disorder, according to results of a longitudinal neuroimaging study published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

The Mental Health America organization has designated each May as Mental Health Awareness Month.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have social, financial and health impacts on much of society, and these effects can be seen within individual family environments.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has designated May 7 as National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day.

Environmental factors linked to autism spectrum disorder did not increase in importance over time and thus are unlikely to explain the increase in ASD prevalence, according to results of a twin design study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

People with an adverse childhood family environment had elevated risk for CVD and all-cause mortality at middle age, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Children with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, or PANS, exhibited cerebral microstructural differences in multiple brain structures, according to results of a case-control study published in JAMA Network Open.

Behavioral inhibition in infancy appeared associated with a reserved, introverted personality in early adulthood, according to results of a prospective longitudinal study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Degarelix appeared to reduce the risk score for committing child sexual abuse among men with pedophilic disorder, according to results of a randomized phase 2 trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.