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Associations between screen-based media use and brain white matter integrity in preschool-aged children
Hutton JS, Dudley J, Horowitz-Kraus T, DeWitt T, Holland SK. JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(1):e193869. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.3869 This interesting study of 417 preschool children is the first to demonstrate that higher than recommended screen time is associated with (1) lower measures of microstructural organization and myelination of brain white matter tracts that support language and emergent literacy skills […]
January 10, 2020
Comparison of YouthCHAT, an electronic composite psychosocial screener, with a clinician interview assessment for young people: randomized trial
Thabrew H, D’Silva S, Darragh M, Goldfinch M, Meads J, Goodyear-Smith F. J Med Internet Res 2019;21(12):e13911. DOI: 10.2196/13911. PMID: 31793890. PMCID: 6918206 This New Zealand study shows that YouthCHAT, a composite tablet-based electronic screener is quicker to complete than face to face HEEADSSS assessment, acceptable to students and staff and that it can identify […]
Efficacy of dialectical behavior therapy versus treatment as usual for acute-care inpatient adolescents
Tebbett-Mock, Alison A. et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 59, Issue 1, 149 – 156 Although clinicians who work in adolescent inpatient settings often utilise the principles of dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) to support young people, DBT itself is usually a community treatment modality. This US study (an […]
Effectiveness of brief and standard school-based cognitive-behavioral interventions for adolescents with anxiety: a randomized non-inferiority study
Mowatt Haugland, Bente Storm et al.Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Published online Janury 2020 This study compared brief (5 session) and standard (10 session) school-based and anxiety focussed cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) with a waitlist control. The authors found that both forms of CBT were superior to the control therapy […]
Maternal vitamin D levels and the risk of offspring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Sucksdorff, Minna et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Published online January 2020 This study of over 1000 children found that low maternal vitamin D [25(OH)D] levels during pregnancy were associated with an elevated risk for offspring ADHD (OR 1.65). If replicated in independent samples, this finding may have significant […]
Association of Canada’s provincial bans on electronic cigarette sales to Minors with electronic cigarette use among youths
Nguyen HV. JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(1):e193912. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.3912 Does banning substances really work? This Canadian study found that young people residing in states where e-cigarette use was banned were less likely to use them and better informed about their dangers, but more likely to source them from peers. So, additional public health measures may be needed to […]
Trajectories in symptoms of autism and cognitive ability in autism from childhood to adult life: findings from a longitudinal epidemiological cohort
Simonoff, Emily et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Published online January 2020 This longitudinal study found that although cognitive symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) improve between 12-23 years of age, core autism symptoms remain unchanged. It would have been interesting to know if the same were true over […]
Effect of a computer-based decision support intervention on autism spectrum disorder screening in pediatric primary care clinics: a cluster randomized clinical trial
Downs SM, Bauer NS, Saha C, Ofner S, Carroll AE. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(12):e1917676. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.17676 This study demonstrates the feasibility of instituting digitally-supported screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) into a primary care setting. Given that ASD can now reliably be identified during toddlerhood, this is one way in which more routine early diagnosis and […]
Positive childhood experiences and adult mental and relational health in a statewide sample: Associations across adverse childhood experiences levels
Bethell C, Jones J, Gombojav N, Linkenbach J, Sege R. JAMA Pediatr. 2019;173(11):e193007. doi:https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.3007 There has recently been a lot of discussion regarding the long-term physical and psychological impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). This study of over 6000 individuals from Wisconsin, USA, illustrates how positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can counteract the impact of ACEs […]
December 18, 2019
Cannabinoids for the treatment of mental disorders and symptoms of mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Black N, Stockings E, Campbell G, Tran LT, Zagic D, Hall WD, Farrell M, Degenhardt L. Lancet Psychiatry. 2019 Dec;6(12):995-1010. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30401-8. Epub 2019 Oct 28. Despite calls to legalise cannabinoids for everything from the treatment of pain to cancer, this review demonstrates that they are more likely to lead to harm than good when […]
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