Pediatric Mental Health

An increase in green space may improve children’s mental health, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

This week marks Men’s Health Week, and in conjunction with this observance, Healio Psychiatry has compiled a list of articles covering important developments in men’s mental health research.

Maternal antenatal corticosteroid treatment exposure appeared significantly associated with pediatric mental and behavioral disorders, according to results of a population-based cohort study published in JAMA.

Prenatal affective symptoms and stress may have a direct impact on children’s mental health, according to study findings published in Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

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

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will likely present mental health challenges for children, according to child health experts who participated in a live panel discussion organized by Newswise.

As the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder continues to rise in the United States, the supply of certified applied behavior analysis providers to match the demand for treatment has fallen significantly short, according to study findings published in Psychiatric Services.

Although the number of child psychiatrists in the United States increased 21.3% from 2007 to 2016, 70% of U.S. counties had no child psychiatrists during this period, according to results of a retrospective time-series analysis published in Pediatrics.

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.