Pediatrics News

Between 1991 and 2017, nearly one in five high school students reported suicidal ideation, and more than one in 10 had a plan for suicide, according to research published in Pediatrics. Although researchers observed an overall downward trend in suicidal ideation and plans during the study period, they noted a rise in ideation and attempts among black adolescents.

The American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society clinical guideline for acute symptomatic treatment of migraines in children and teenagers — updated for the first time since 2004 — emphasizes importance of treating the migraine early and choosing the route of administration best suited to the characteristics of patient’s migraine attack

Children whose fathers have poor mental health are more than twice as likely also to have poor mental health, according to findings published in Health Equity.

Health professionals are having mixed reactions to Juul’s announcement that it would suspend the sales of its nontobacco and nonmenthol-based flavors.

An updated policy statement and a technical report issued by the AAP highlighted the need for increased involvement among pediatricians in their patients’ mental health care and increased mental health care training in medical education programs.

Pharmacologic treatments to prevent migraine in children and teens are effective, but so is placebo, complicating the issue for clinicians and families. Guidance from the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society suggests that clinicians should counsel their patients on lifestyle and behavioral factors that contribute to migraine frequency, and it encourages shared decision-making with patients and caregivers regarding the use of preventive medication.

Approximately one-third of children globally may be affected by childhood maltreatment, and these children are at double the risk for a mental disorder, according to findings from a population-based retrospective cohort study conducted in the United Kingdom and published in Lancet Psychiatry.

Between 2009 and 2017, approximately one in six children aged 3 to 17 years in the United States had a diagnosed developmental disability, according to updated prevalence estimates published in Pediatrics. Researchers noted increases specifically in the prevalence of ADHD, autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability.

Poison control center calls for suspected suicide-related pediatric self-poisonings often involve over-the-counter, or OTC, medications, including analgesics and antihistamines, according to research published in Clinical Toxicology.

Flavored e-cigarette use among high school and middle school students is rising, according to data published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.