Mental Health
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Local-level youth suicides reflect mental health care shortages
New national data show more suicides in counties with fewer mental health professionals and resources.
From the Journals
Intermittent fasting diet trend linked to disordered eating
This method of dieting was significantly associated with overeating, binge eating, vomiting, laxative use, and compulsive exercise.
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Electrolyte disturbances a harbinger of eating disorders?
Electrolyte abnormalities were seen well ahead – more than a year – of the time when patients were diagnosed with eating disorders.
Behavioral Consult
Meditation for children
You do not need to wait for decisive evidence from randomized controlled trials to recommend mindfulness training for your patients with anxiety,...
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ED visits for kids with suicidal thoughts increasing: Study
Last year, the CDC announced that suicide is the second leading cause of death among 10- to 19-year-olds.
From the Journals
Watching violent TV in preschool linked with emotional, behavioral issues at age 12
Preschool boys and girls exposed to violent content in cartoons or other shows are more likely at age 12 to show greater emotional distress, less...
Feature
The danger when doctors don’t get mental health help
“There is a real fear for physicians when it comes to getting mental health care.”
Child Psychiatry Consult
With a little help from your friends
One of the most important things we can do is to help kids understand when, how, and why they can support each other – and when they cannot.
Letters from Maine
Do scare tactics work?
As we craft our messaging have we thought enough about the potential side effects of our attempts at scaring the public into following our...
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...
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New statement guides the diagnosis of pediatric anxiety
Clinicians must distinguish between normal anxiety, situational anxiety, and specific anxiety disorder. “It’s detective work.”