Mental Health
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Study: Physical fitness in children linked with concentration, quality of life
VO2max scores were strongly associated with health-related quality of life.
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Novel medication tied to better quality of life in major depression
Zuranolone represents the second entry in the new class of neuroactive steroid drugs, which modulate GABA-A receptor activity – but the first to...
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Study finds social media use negatively affects male and female adolescents at different ages
Specific developmental windows of sensitivity to social media were identified, which were most pronounced at different ages for adolescent males (...
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Suicide attempts in kids ages 10-12 quadrupled over 20 years
Suspected suicide attempts accounted for about 50% of the total calls to poison control centers among children aged 10-12 in 2000 – a figure that...
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Pandemic showed pediatric centers are key to aiding victims of intimate partner violence
”Programming for survivors (including patients, family members, and staff) of intimate partner violence is critical in the pediatric hospital...
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Jury is out on universal screening for eating disorders
The USPSTF issued an “I” statement (insufficient evidence), meaning it cannot at this time recommend for or against screening for eating disorders...
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Common eye disorder in children tied to mental illness
“Psychiatrists who have a patient with depression or anxiety and notice that patient also has strabismus might think about the link between those...
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‘Alarming’ worldwide decline in mental health
The most dramatic finding was the difference in mental well-being between younger and older adults.
Child Psychiatry Consult
Standard of care in suicide prevention in pediatrics: A review of the Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention
The blueprint seeks to provide a “one-stop-shop” for accessible and usable resources in the clinic workflow for suicide prevention.
Behavioral Consult
Diagnosing adolescent ADHD
When your adolescent patients or their parents come to your office complaining of inattention, it is important to consider the full range of...
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‘Bigorexia’: Why teenage boys are obsessed with bulking up
“The pandemic and social media have been a perfect storm for eating disorders and body image issues for all teens, but this has been under-...