Study Supports Using WURS and ASRS Jointly to Assess Adult ADHD
In this study, researchers sought to investigate the psychometric properties of the ASRS and WURS in a well-characterized sample of adult ADHD patients and population controls.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
UK Study Finds Regional Variation in Prescription, Referral Patterns for ADHD
The percentage of patients with an ADHD prescription between their 16th and 19th birthdays decreased by 19% in all patients.
Family Therapy Aids Youth at High Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Times between mood episodes longer for those in family-focused therapy vs enhanced usual care.
Sleep Disturbances in Adolescents With Depression Do Not Predict Poor Long-Term Outcome
Anna S. Urrila, MD and colleagues sought to explore whether sleep symptoms in adolescents with MDD were associated with long-term outcomes.
What Factors Should Clinicians Focus on to Prevent Psychiatric Hospital Readmissions in Youth?
The root cause of readmission was illness-related in 73.2% of cases, while environment of care/family factors and systems of care factors each accounted for 13.4% of cases.
Psychosocial Adversity in Children of Undocumented Parents
Pediatricians are likely to encounter children of undocumented parents during practice, making it essential for practitioners to be aware of the unique vulnerabilities faced by this population, as well as appropriate clinical procedure.
New Medication Combination Promising for Adolescent Borderline Personality Disorder
Off-label use of oxcarbazepine and amantadine HCl appeared effective in maintaining improved symptomology in adolescent female patients with borderline personality disorder.
Is ADHD a Prospective Risk Factor for BPSD Development in Children?
Researchers found a weak signal for persistent ADHD to be more associated with 8-year follow-up of bipolar disorder than remitting ADHD.
Text Messaging Intervention Aimed at Improving Parental Competence and Mental Health Literacy
MyTeen is a text message intervention that delivers advice and instruction to parents with a goal of improving parental competence, knowledge, and parent/adolescent communication.
Parent-Child Interactive Therapy Effective for Selective Mutism
Children with selective mutism who participated in parent-child interaction therapy showed significant gains in speaking behaviors; teachers and parents also reported improvements in child anxiety.
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