Mental Health
From the Journals
Cerebral palsy rate down in children born very or moderately preterm
Parental questionnaires cited as tools that can be used to identify children needing additional assessment, lower medical costs.
Conference Coverage
How to make the move away from opioids for chronic noncancer pain
How do physicians treat patients with chronic pain and guard against addiction?
Opinion
Potential pitfalls of social media
Social media has done wonders to connect us with others, but it is not without risks.
Opinion
Mindfulness and child health
Structured mindfulness programs for children have been shown to help reduce symptoms of depression, PTSD, anxiety, and negative affect.
Opinion
How many strikes?
The question of parental rights and a child’s mental health.
Opinion
Beating your wandering attention
Listening to music you enjoy may help you pay attention.
From the Journals
Cannabis shows inconsistent benefits for pain, PTSD
What should physicians tell patients seeking medical cannabis for these conditions?
Guidelines
Treating women with opioid use disorders poses unique challenges
ACOG updated its guidance for diagnosing and treating opioid use disorder in pregnancy.
From the Journals
U.S. opioid, heroin overdose deaths may be one-fifth higher than reported
New analysis suggests geographic disparities in accuracy of reporting opioid and heroin mortality.
Conference Coverage
Improving children’s sleep may reduce internalizing problems long term
SAN FRANCISCO – But externalizing problems may see little improvement with better sleep.
From the Journals
Alcohol use, high-risk drinking increases in U.S. to ‘crisis’ levels
Broader efforts are needed to address the factors that affect high-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder, researchers say.