Child Psychiatry

Researchers identified the most effective screening tools and treatment options for children with obsessive compulsive disorder, according to the results of two meta-analyses published in Pediatrics.

NEW YORK — Grief is a common experience that is not discussed often enough, journalist and political commentator Anderson Cooper said during the opening session of the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

Children with mental health issues were more likely to have poor mental and physical health in young adulthood, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.

Gender role nonconformity in childhood and adolescence was associated with diverse sexual orientation beginning in young adulthood, a decades-long study in Australia found.

As the pediatric mental health emergency continues, its effects on children continues to be a focus of research. We compiled a list of pediatric mental health stories published in 2022.

Children born to mothers who used triptans for their migraines during pregnancy did not have a greater risk for ADHD symptoms or diagnosis at 5 years of age, according to a Norwegian registry-based study.

A genomic approach may help identify children at high risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Children with ADHD exhibited modest differences on structural brain measures compared with peers without ADHD, according to results of a cross-sectional population-based study published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

One-third of Americans believed social media has had a negative impact on society at large, and 42% said it has damaged political discourse, according to results of the American Psychiatric Association’s February 2022 Healthy Minds Monthly poll.

Early-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder among youths may affect decision-making because of uncertainty in the environment, according to results of a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.