Mental Health
From the Journals
Walnuts linked to improved attention, psychological maturity in teens
Clinicians should advise adolescents “to eat a handful of walnuts three times a week for the rest of their lives. They may have a healthier brain...
From the Journals
Steep rise in cannabis-related suicide attempts
“This may speak to both increased access to cannabis as well as poor mental health status during the pandemic period.”
From the Journals
Progress, gaps as pediatricians expand mental health roles
Authors outline three areas for improvement and suggest changes to enable more consistent care.
Child Psychiatry Consult
Teen girls are in crisis: A call to action resulting from 2021 CDC data
Rates of sadness, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and mental health crisis ED visits among girls are the highest reported in a decade.
Conference Coverage
Answers sought for mental health challenges in pediatric rheumatology patients
One study found a tremendous increase in screening by automating the process while another found remote delivery of a 6-week cognitive-behavioral...
Behavioral Consult
Addressing the new mortality: Counseling on lethal means
It is now unfortunately an essential primary care skill to have nuanced conversations about reducing access to and use of deadly weapons (lethal...
From the Journals
New insight into the growing problem of gaming disorder
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games, first-person/third-person shooter games, real-time strategy games, and multiplayer online battle...
Latest News
Too high: Can you ID pot-induced psychosis?
Cannabis-induced “psychosis is complicated and likely underdiagnosed.”
Letters from Maine
Are parents infecting their children with contagious negativity?
While the mental health of children is causing their parents to be anxious and depressed, this may be a bidirectional connection.
Conference Coverage
Impact of child abuse differs by gender
PARIS –
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves OTC naloxone, but will cost be a barrier?
“The major question is what is it going to cost. In order for people to access it they have to be able to afford it,”