Child and Adolescent Psychiatry News

• High Rate of Mental Health Problems in Transgender Children This study comparing community-based transgender kids to their peers found disturbingly poorer mental health in this group.
  Medscape Medical News, July 28, 2022
• A New Predictor of Problem Drinking in Early Adulthood Solitary drinking in adolescence and young adulthood is a strong predictor of alcohol use disorder by age 35, results of a new longitudinal study show.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2022
• A Hit and a Miss for Novel Autism Drug The novel treatment balovaptan is not statistically superior to placebo for improved social communication in autism spectrum disorder, results from a large phase 2 trial show.
  Medscape Medical News, July 18, 2022
• Spain's New Mental Health Care Plan Aims to Aid Young People The plan focuses on early detection and suicidal behavior and provides for the opening of four new day hospitals for children and adolescents.
  Medscape Medical News, June 14, 2022
• APA 2022 Anxiety in America: COVID 'Takes a Backseat' to Global Events Recent events, including the war in Ukraine, racially motivated mass shootings, or the effects of climate change, are weighing more heavily on Americans' minds this year than the pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Youth Mental Health Hospitalization Rates Rose in 2020 Girls accounted for a greater proportion of hospitalizations than boys, and girls were more than twice as likely to be prescribed mood and anxiety medication than boys.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• Psychiatrist Steps Up to Deliver Precious Cargo to Ukraine Professional organizations and individuals are rallying to help Ukrainian colleagues, including one psychiatrist who drove his own vehicle filled with supplies ― and a much-needed ultrasound.
  Medscape Medical News, April 14, 2022
• Alarming Rates of Self-Harm in Adults With Autism Adults with ASD have significantly higher rates of self-harm and suicide, in new findings that expose a shocking lack of services, support, and research for this patient population.
  Medscape Medical News, February 18, 2022
• Can Routine Prenatal Ultrasound Detect Autism? Fetal abnormalities detected via prenatal ultrasound may signal autism spectrum disorder, offering the potential opportunity for earlier diagnosis and intervention, research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, February 15, 2022
• Caring for Suicidal Youth: An Approach for Pediatricians A pediatrician recently asked me how to support patients at risk for suicide. With inpatient units and EDs over capacity, allocating resources to those with the most acute needs is crucial.
  Medscape Medical News, February 11, 2022
• Hormone Therapy in Transgender Teens Linked to Adult Mental Health A study published in PLoS One suggests that transgender adults who received hormone therapy as teenagers are mentally healthier in a pair of ways than those who didn't.
  Medscape Medical News, January 25, 2022
• Gen Z Most Stressed by Pandemic, Poll Says Generation Z is reporting more pandemic-related stress than any other age group, citing the toll on education, careers, and relationships.
  WebMD Health News, December 07, 2021
• Bones or No Bones? Psychiatrists on Why We Love Noodle the Pug For many of us, our morning rituals feature a new component: Noodle, a rescue pug who predicts what kind of day it will be. Two psychiatrists explore why this tradition resonates so fondly among viewers.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2021
• Beloved Psychiatrist Dies at 102 Irwin Marcus leaves a legacy reflecting his compassion and "tremendous work ethic." Founder of the child and adolescent psychiatry program at Tulane University, he was seeing patients beyond his 102nd year.
  Medscape Medical News, October 22, 2021
• Pediatric Orgs Declare National Emergency in Mental Health The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Children's Hospital Association have declared a national emergency in children's mental health.
  Medscape Medical News, October 21, 2021
• Alcohol Use by Young Adolescents Drops During Pandemic COVID-19 pandemic restrictions altered patterns of substance use by early adolescents, decreasing alcohol use but increasing use and misuse of nicotine and prescription drugs.
  Medscape Medical News, August 31, 2021
• Mindfulness Benefits Kids With ADHD and Their Families Meditation, yoga, breathing exercises, and other mindfulness activities can help children with ADHD, but it's not just the kids who benefit.
  WebMD Health News, July 15, 2021
• State-of-the-Art Psych Unit Designed With Recovery in Mind A new state-of-the-art psychiatric inpatient unit has been designed architecturally and clinically to deliver "trauma-informed" care that promotes healing and recovery for children and adolescents.
  Medscape Medical News, July 07, 2021
• EAN 2021 Dose-Dependent Effect of 'Internet Addiction' and Sleep Problems Severe internet addiction, especially in adolescent boys who are addicted to computer games, is tied to an increased risk for significant sleep problems, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, June 25, 2021
• ADHD 2021 Emergence of New Digital ADHD Intervention Tools New ADHD digital tools on the horizon focus on improving medication compliance or reducing symptoms through apps, text messaging, and video games.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021