Child/Adolescent Psychiatry

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US Parents Worried About Children’s Communication Skills

One-quarter of parents with children younger than age 8 years are concerned about their child’s ability to communicate.

Suicide Attempts by Self-Poisoning Have Increased in Teens

In children aged younger than 19 years, the incidence and rate of suicide attempts using self-poisoning have increased since 2011.

Enhanced Automatic Allocation of Attentional Resources to Positive Stimuli in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

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Laurel Ranger

Children with pediatric bipolar disorder had a larger late positive potential for happy faces compared with healthy controls.

Danish Study Shows Mental Disorders Affect 11% of Children, Adolescents

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Laurel Ranger

The highest rate for an individual disorder was 2.51% for ADHD, followed by depression and autism spectrum disorders at 1.84% and 1.79%, respectively.

Insufficient Evidence to Determine Efficacy of Remotely Delivered Psychological Therapies in Children With Chronic Pain

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Psychiatry Advisor Contributing Writer

Remote delivery of psychological therapies to children and adolescents may have limited efficacy on headache, but no effect on other chronic pain conditions.

WHO: No More Than One Hour of Screen Time a Day for Young Children

Screen time for children younger than 5 should be limited to one hour a day, and those younger than 1 year should get no screen time at all.

Amphetamine, Methylphenidate ADHD Treatment Linked to Adolescent Psychosis

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Caleb Rans

Among adolescents and young adults with ADHD receiving prescription stimulants, new-onset psychosis occurred in approximately 1 in 660 patients.

Psychiatric Adverse Events, Suicidal Behavior Uncommon With Eslicarbazepine Acetate Use for Seizures in Youth

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Laurell Haapanen, Editor, Psychiatry Advisor

Agitation and insomnia were the most common psychiatric treatment-emergent adverse events when administering eslicarbazepine acetate to youth, but they did not lead to treatment discontinuation.

Suicide-Related Emergency Department Visits Doubled in US Youth From 2007 to 2015

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Abigail Nover

An analysis of a large nationwide sample demonstrated that emergency department visits for suicide ideation and attempts doubled in youth between 2007 and 2015.

Pre-Existing Mental Health Vulnerabilities Associated With Being Bullied

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Laurel Ranger

Prevention programs may improve long-term outcomes in children and adolescents by addressing pre-existing vulnerabilities that increase the risk for exposure to bullying.