Child/Adolescent Psychiatry

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Adolescent Asthma Medication Adherence: Role of Motivation, Perceived Competence

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Ron Goldberg

A clinical trial of urban adolescents with poorly controlled asthma explored the links between autonomous motivation, perceived competence, and medication adherence.

Callous-Unemotional Traits Improve With Parent-Child Intervention Therapy

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Jessica Nye, PhD

Researchers investigated whether parent-child interaction therapy targeting callous-unemotional traits may be effective at improving conduct problems among young children.

COVID-19-Related Stress, Isolation Negatively Impacts Adolescents

Stress and isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are associated with psychosocial health problems among a diverse group of adolescents.

Obesity Increased in Children, Adolescents Between 2011 and 2020

Overall, obesity increased between 2011 and 2020 for children of all races and ethnicities in the United States.

US Children Aged 9 to 13 Years Average 7.5 Hours of Sleep

Children aged 9 to 13 years in the United States sleep an average of 7.45 hours/day.

Mindfulness Intervention Improves Mood, Behavior in Underserved Elementary School Students

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Kristin Della Volpe

Intervention targeting internal self-regulation and attentional pathways improves emotional regulation and behavior in at-risk students.

Mental Health Disorders, Smoking Linked to Medication Nonadherence in Pediatric Crohn Disease

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Colby Stong

Researchers examined contributing factors for treatment nonadherence among adolescents hospitalized with Crohn disease.

Headaches in Teens During Pandemic Tied to Depression, Anxiety

Among adolescents, new-onset and worsened headaches during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with significantly higher depression and general anxiety scores.

Pediatric Anxiety and BoNT-A Therapy Responsiveness in Chronic Migraine

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Maria Arini Lopez

Presenting at AHS 2022, researchers determined the effect of generalized anxiety disorder on the responsiveness of BoNT-A treatment from pediatric patients with chronic migraine.

Group Exposure CBT With Family and School Involvement for the Treatment of Anxiety in Adolescents

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Jessica Nye, PhD

For this study adolescents with anxiety or OCD were recruited from 2 community mental health clinics in Norway.