Mental Health
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Psychological screening integration improves quality of care for children with abdominal pain
Screening of children with functional abdominal pain led to identification of anxiety and psychological referrals.
Conference Coverage
How to prescribe effectively for opioid use disorder
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Social media use linked to 10% increase in risk of new ADHD symptoms among teens
More research is needed to see if association is causal, researchers say.
Opinion
Preventing suicide: What should clinicians do differently?
Dr. Igor Galynker urges clinicians to view factors such as patients’ sense of being entrapped as more sensitive measures of elevated risk.
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Prenatal depression tracked through multiple generations shows increase
These findings may not be generalizable to older women or other ethnic groups.
Commentary
PNPs integrate behavioral, mental health in PC practice
Pediatric nurse practitioners who have additional training and expertise in assessing, diagnosing, and managing mental health care provide an...
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Technology use by parents may worsen children’s behavior
Technoference was associated with lower coparenting quality in fathers only, and greater parent depressive symptoms in mothers only.
Commentary
No Guns, No Glory?
Marie-Eileen Onieal’s May editorial on gun violence prompted some thoughtful responses. Two NPs—one from the South and one from the North—share...
Commentary
Owning a Gun: Not as Easy as it Looks
Marie-Eileen Onieal’s May editorial on gun violence prompted some thoughtful responses. Two NPs—one from the South and one from the North—share...
News
Assessing and managing the many faces of childhood trauma