Pediatrics – Psychiatry
The COVID generation: how is the pandemic affecting kids’ brains?
13 Jan, 2022 | 08:53h | UTCThe COVID generation: how is the pandemic affecting kids’ brains? – Nature
AAP Interim guidance on supporting the emotional and behavioral health needs of children, adolescents, and families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
17 Dec, 2021 | 09:57h | UTCCommentary: AAP Issues Guidance for Children’s Emotional Needs During COVID-19 – HealthDay
M-A: Psychiatric disorders in individuals born very preterm / very low-birth weight.
28 Nov, 2021 | 21:11h | UTC
RCT: Universal screening in high schools can help identify and initiate treatment for depression in adolescents.
11 Nov, 2021 | 08:35h | UTCNews release: School-based screening increases identification of, treatment for depression – Penn State
Commentaries:
Commentaries on Twitter
In a randomized clinical trial including 12,909 students at 14 Pennsylvania public high schools, adolescents randomized to receive a depression screen and identified with symptoms had 2.1 times higher odds of initiating depression treatment. https://t.co/b0l5ShCiHf pic.twitter.com/XptJDrH0Ne
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) November 8, 2021
Cluster RCT: An exercise intervention may improve academic achievement among children.
19 Oct, 2021 | 09:45h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Physical inactivity is an important health concern worldwide. This study examined the effects of an exercise intervention on children’s academic achievement, cognitive function, physical fitness, and other health-related outcomes: https://t.co/Pdd0qZqYNN #Pediatrics pic.twitter.com/VkyPba3Sv2
— AAP Journals (@AAPJournals) October 18, 2021
RCT: Oxytocin does not improve social functioning in children with autism spectrum disorder.
14 Oct, 2021 | 09:52h | UTCOriginal study: Intranasal Oxytocin in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder – New England Journal of Medicine
RCT: Preemptive intervention may improve developmental outcomes in infants showing early signs of autism.
21 Sep, 2021 | 09:01h | UTCEffect of Preemptive Intervention on Developmental Outcomes Among Infants Showing Early Signs of Autism: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Outcomes to Diagnosis – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries:
Autism therapy aimed at infants may reduce likelihood of later diagnosis – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
An Australian randomized clinical trial found that ‘pre-emptive’ therapy during infancy reduced #autism diagnostic behaviors and improved language ability across early childhood https://t.co/Sybbu4hRWL
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) September 20, 2021
Many predicted some kind of ‘Covid slide’ in learning. Test results show how bad it is.
29 Aug, 2021 | 18:55h | UTCMany predicted some kind of ‘Covid slide’ in learning. Test results show how bad it is – CNN
Report: Learning during COVID-19: Reading and math achievement in the 2020-21 school year – NWEA
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The Lancet Series: Active ingredients for addressing youth anxiety and depression.
27 Aug, 2021 | 09:05h | UTCHomepage: Active ingredients for addressing youth anxiety and depression – The Lancet Psychiatry (free registration required for all articles)
See commentary: The benefits and harms of antidepressants for youth depression and anxiety #ActiveIngredientsMH – The Mental Elf
Identifying and integrating active ingredients for mental health
Commentary on Twitter
Sleep, SSRIs, and the mind's eye. All in the new, FREE Active Ingredients for addressing youth anxiety and depression Series from @wellcometrust #mentalhealth https://t.co/lyO1R25zrY pic.twitter.com/KaVmk9x3L2
— The Lancet Psychiatry (@TheLancetPsych) August 20, 2021
Systematic review: The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on child and adolescent mental health.
25 Aug, 2021 | 08:58h | UTCRelated: M-A: Child and youth mental health problems have doubled during COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)
Study commentary: How risky for developing psychosis are ‘At Risk Mental States’ in youths?
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:45h | UTCHow risky for developing psychosis are ‘At Risk Mental States’ in youths? – The Mental Elf
Original study: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Psychosis Risk in Children and Adolescents With an At-Risk Mental State – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Wouldn't it be great if we could identify teens at risk for psychosis & then prevent it?
Trouble is we can't- lit review shows that most "at risk" teens aren't really at risk/predictive tools don't predict accurately.
And the "At Risk" label can burden teens with stigma & meds. https://t.co/1SiBH5tQRz
— Allen Frances (@AllenFrancesMD) August 23, 2021
Nine in ten children with ADHD may experience symptoms into young adulthood.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:45h | UTCNine in Ten Children With ADHD May Experience Symptoms Into Young Adulthood – Psychiatric News Alert
Original study: Variable Patterns of Remission From ADHD in the Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD – The American Journal of Psychiatry
[Preprint] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early child cognitive development: initial findings in a longitudinal observational study of child health.
16 Aug, 2021 | 01:11h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Preprint on the development of children born before and during the pandemic in the US.
"We find that children born during the pandemic have significantly reduced verbal, motor, and overall cognitive performance compared to children born pre-pandemic."
1/https://t.co/NInexSUDAi— Prof Francois Balloux (@BallouxFrancois) August 15, 2021
Opinion: A call to revise the diagnosis of oppositional defiant disorder—diagnoses are for helping, not harming.
16 Aug, 2021 | 00:48h | UTCA Call to Revise the Diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder—Diagnoses Are for Helping, Not Harming – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Can giving someone a diagnosis (more accurately, a diagnostic label) cause harm? Undoubtedly; an example is discussed in this article https://t.co/13RysG9Yxa In rehabilitation, the term 'functional disorder' often stigmatises, & many labels generate unfair expectations in others
— Derick Wade (@derickwaderehab) August 14, 2021
European guideline and expert statements on the management of narcolepsy in adults and children.
13 Aug, 2021 | 09:02h | UTC
M-A: Child and youth mental health problems have doubled during COVID-19.
10 Aug, 2021 | 10:03h | UTCCommentary: Child and youth mental health problems have doubled during COVID-19 – The Conversation
Original study: Global Prevalence of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Children and Adolescents During COVID-19: A Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics
Editorial: Addressing the Global Crisis of Child and Adolescent Mental Health – JAMA Pediatrics
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More data on the harmful effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of adolescents.
COVID has caused ‘mass trauma,’ worsening mental health globally.
COVID’s mental-health toll: how scientists are tracking a surge in depression
WHO: COVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Many are rightfully sounding the alarm to a youth #mentalhealth crisis. Our meta-analysis of 29 studies w >80,000 youth worldwide in @JAMAPediatrics, shows 1 in 4 youth had elevated depression or anxiety during #COVID19. A thread 🧵 https://t.co/etIdZTHnme
— Dr. Sheri Madigan (she/her) (@sherimadigan) August 9, 2021
Illness duration and symptom profile in symptomatic school-aged children tested for SARS-CoV-2 – “Only 25 (1.8%) of 1379 children experienced symptoms for at least 56 days.”
4 Aug, 2021 | 10:06h | UTCInvited commentary: Citizen science and biomedical research (free registration required)
Commentaries:
Long Covid uncommon in children, analysis finds – King’s College London
Study finds long-term Covid symptoms rare in school-age children – The Guardian
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Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.
Commentary on Twitter
New @LancetChildAdol is a very reassuring prospective study of >250,000 children, >1700 with + covid test, age 5-17, that shows the risk for chronic Covid symptoms is quite low; 4.4% beyond 4 weekshttps://t.co/XVFs0UtHWC pic.twitter.com/XBVH5wmFve
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 3, 2021
AAP Interim guidance on supporting the emotional and behavioral health needs of children, adolescents, and families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 Aug, 2021 | 10:03h | UTC
RCT: A prevention program for insomnia in at-risk adolescents.
7 Jul, 2021 | 08:38h | UTCA Prevention Program for Insomnia in At-risk Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Study – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Using a program to combat teen insomnia – Contemporary Pediatrics AND Cognitive behavioral program may prevent insomnia in at-risk adolescents – Medicom
More data on the harmful effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of adolescents.
6 Jun, 2021 | 23:52h | UTCCommentaries: A lost generation? COVID-19 and adolescent mental health – The Lancet Psychiatry AND COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on the mental health of adolescents – Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
"Evidence in support of an increase in mental health problems among adolescents during #COVID19 is accumulating, with girls and older adolescents disproportionately negatively affected."
New #Free Researchhttps://t.co/kcmPGbUrIX
— The Lancet Psychiatry (@TheLancetPsych) June 4, 2021
M-A: Parenting interventions to promote early child development in the first three years of life.
3 Jun, 2021 | 10:37h | UTC
Meta-analysis: New generation antidepressants for depression in children and adolescents – “most newer antidepressants may reduce depression symptoms in a small and unimportant way compared with placebo”.
25 May, 2021 | 08:40h | UTC
AAP Clinical Report: Collaborative care in the identification and management of psychosis in adolescents and young adults.
25 May, 2021 | 08:41h | UTC
Cohort study: Babies surviving Group B strep more likely to require special educational support.
21 May, 2021 | 08:27h | UTC
Systematic review: Cognitive behavioral therapy may improve outcomes for autism spectrum disorders.
21 May, 2021 | 08:21h | UTCCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)