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Paola Paganella Laporte, MD, Alicia Matijasevich, PhD, Tiago N. Munhoz, PhD, Ina S. Santos, PhD, Aluısio J.D. Barros, PhD, Daniel Samuel Pine, PhD, Luis Augusto Rohde, PhD, Ellen Leibenluft, PhD, Giovanni Abraha~o Salum, PhD Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) is a relatively new diagnosis. This paper outlines how the DAWBA, a childhood behaviour rating instrument, has been used to develop clearer criteria for the disorder. https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567(2...

Haas, V., Kohn, M., Körner, T., Cuntz, U., Garber, A. K., Le Grange, D., ... & Correll, C. U. (2020). Practice-Based Evidence and Clinical Guidance to Support Accelerated Re-Nutrition of Patients With Anorexia Nervosa. Re-nutrition of young people with anorexia nervosa is usually undertaken with caution due to concerns about refeeding syndrome. This paper describes how the process may be safely accelerated to reduce the duration of inpatient care. https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-...

Andrews ET, Beattie RM, Tighe MP. Functional abdominal pain: what clinicians need to know. Archives of Disease in Childhood2020;105:938-944. This paper summarises contemporary understanding of functional abdominal pain, its evaluation and management. https://adc.bmj.com/content/105/10/938

Lanza HI, Barrington-Trimis JL, McConnell R, et al. Trajectories of Nicotine and Cannabis Vaping and Polyuse From Adolescence to Young Adulthood. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(10):e2019181. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.1918 Little is known about cannabis vaping trajectories in adolescence and young adulthood. This US study of over 3000 individuals found that it is closely associated with nicotine vaping, with around 5% of the sample being frequent users of one or the other. Combined nicotine a...

Hartmann-Boyce J, McRobbie H, Lindson N, Bullen C, Begh R, Theodoulou A, Notley C, Rigotti NA, Turner T, Butler AR, Hajek P. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Oct 14;10:CD010216. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010216.pub4. PMID: 33052602. This Cochrane systematic review of 50 studies found that electronic cigarettes with nicotine are more effective at helping people quit smoking than those without nicotine. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33052602/

Steele DW, Becker SJ, Danko KJ, et al. Brief Behavioral Interventions for Substance Use in Adolescents: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2020 Oct;146(4). pii: peds.2020-0351. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-0351. Epub 2020 Sep 14 This systematic review of brief interventions for substance use found that Motivational Interviewing (MI)-based approaches were effective at reducing alcohol, but not cannabis use. One size may not fit all. https://www.evidencealerts.com/Articles/AlertedArticle/94945

Catalan, A., Salazar de Pablo, G., Vaquerizo Serrano, J., Mosillo, P., Baldwin, H., Fernández‐Rivas, A., ... & Fusar‐Poli, P. (2020). Annual Research Review: Prevention of psychosis in adolescents–systematic review and meta‐analysis of advances in detection, prognosis and intervention. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Although there has been interest in earlier intervention for young people with psychosis, especially during the high-risk phase, there has been little p...

Johnsen, E., Kroken, R. A., Løberg, E. M., Rettenbacher, M., Joa, I., Larsen, T. K., ... & Bartz-Johannessen, C. (2020). Amisulpride, aripiprazole, and olanzapine in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (BeSt InTro): a pragmatic, rater-blind, semi-randomised trial. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(11), 945-954. Head to head trials of antipsychotic medications are rare. This European trial found that amisulpiride was more efficacious than aripiprazole or olanzapine for reducing sympto...

Hafeman, D. M., Rooks, B., Merranko, J., Liao, F., Gill, M. K., Goldstein, T. R., ... & Strober, M. (2020). Lithium Versus Other Mood-Stabilizing Medications in a Longitudinal Study of Youth Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(10), 1146-1155. Despite concerns about the adverse effects in young females, this adolescent study found that Lithium was associated with less depression, less suicidality and better psychosocial ...

O'Reilly, L. M., Pettersson, E., Donahue, K., Quinn, P. D., Klonsky, E. D., Lundström, S., ... & D’Onofrio, B. M. (2020). Sexual orientation and adolescent suicide attempt and self‐harm: a co‐twin control study. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry. Young people who identity as a sexual minority (gay, lesbian, bisexual or other orientation) are known to be at roughly twice the risk of self-harm and suicide attempts. This Swedish study of twins found that adjusting for all ge...