Adolescent Medicine
From the Journals
Machine learning identifies childhood characteristics that predict bipolar disorder
With further development, the model could be used to identify at-risk children via electronic medical records, enabling earlier monitoring and...
Latest News
New statement guides the diagnosis of pediatric anxiety
Clinicians must distinguish between normal anxiety, situational anxiety, and specific anxiety disorder. “It’s detective work.”
Latest News
Sexual health care for disabled youth: Tough and getting tougher
The talks, decisions, and care are particularly complex when patients have developmental and intellectual disabilities.
From the Journals
Few transgender teens discontinue hormones in young adulthood
Pioneering clinic’s research finds that 98% of transgender adolescents taking puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones were still taking the latter...
From the Journals
Preexisting mental illness symptoms spiked during pandemic
Disease severity was higher among individuals with preexisting mental illness admitted to inpatient care in the wake of COVID-19.
From the Journals
Chest reconstruction surgeries up nearly fourfold among adolescents
One of the largest studies to investigate gender-affirming chest reconstructions found a significant increase in surgeries among gender diverse...
From the Journals
Teens with diagnosed and undiagnosed ADHD report similar quality of life
Those diagnosed with ADHD in childhood were more than twice as likely to report self-harm.
From the Journals
It’s about location: PCOS symptoms differ depending where you live
Women with PCOS in California were more likely to have hyperandrogenemia than were those in Alabama, but age and BMI weren’t factors, nor was race...
Latest News
Dermatologists fear effects of Dobbs decision for patients on isotretinoin, methotrexate
The iPLEDGE work group has not yet issued any specific statements on the implications of the Dobbs decision on prescribing isotretinoin.
Latest News
Check biases when caring for children with obesity
For many children with obesity, visits to the pediatrician often center on weight, regardless of the reason for the appointment.
Latest News
Digital mental health training acceptable to boarding teens
The tablet- and workbook-based program aims to teach mental health skills ahead of psychiatric admission.