Investigators at King’s College London in the UK evaluated data from a national database of adolescents aged who were enrolled in 4 state-maintained school and resident programs from their 11th birthday or April 2009 to presentation at an emergency department for self-harm, their 18th birthday, or March 2013.
Investigators in Norway searched publication databases through August 2021 for trials that compared music therapy with usual care or no treatment among patients with ASD.
Investigators assessed the relationship between sleep architecture and circadian rhythm in patients with ASD using dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) and ambulatory polysomnography.
For children with autism spectrum disorder, a bidirectional relationship may exist between gastrointestinal issues and internalizing symptoms.
Drs Joshua Rotenberg and Deepa Menon both explain how neurologists facilitate an ASD diagnosis by addressing the common neurological comorbidities in ASD.
An investigator at the University of Liverpool searched publication databases through 2020 for studies of dermatoglyphics, digit ratio, and palmar crease in conjunction with mental illness.
To examine the polypharmacy situation in children and adolescents, the researchers conducted a nationwide study of children and teens in Finland who had received an antipsychotic drug.
Infants at high likelihood of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who are subsequently diagnosed with ASD have significantly faster amygdala growth between 6 and 24 months of age.
The analysis pooled data from 3 studies that recruited adolescents with autism and their parents. All participants underwent semi-structured qualitative interviews with adolescent and parent dyads conducted separately.
Investigators from the Mayo Clinic searched publication databases with the goal of understanding how wearable devices were being used in child psychiatry research and how the understanding of pediatric psychiatric disorders has been enhanced by artificial intelligence technologies.
