Behavior Disorder

Machine learning may be an effective tool for screening individuals who develop REM sleep behavior disorder and subsequent neurodegenerative conditions, Yoav N. Nygate, said in this Healio video.

With the country in the midst of a national emergency in pediatric mental health, we spoke with Marian Earls, MD, chair of the AAP’s council on healthy mental and emotional development, about the crisis and the resources available to pediatricians caring for patients with mental health issues.

A study found that trends toward school racial “resegregation” are associated with increased behavioral problems among Black school-aged children and unhealthier drinking behaviors, especially among girls.

Abnormal thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk for behavioral problems in preschool-aged boys, but not girls, according to study data published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Maternal-reported poor family functioning during pregnancy may be associated with child brain characteristics that underlie behavioral problems, according to results of a population-based cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.