The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a policy statement and an accompanying clinical report on identifying and addressing the effects of trauma and stress on children, families, and their health care providers.
Study authors conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to study the effectiveness of psychotropic medications in children and adolescents with chronic pain.
During April to December 2020, prescription drug dispensing to children was 27.1% lower than during the same period in 2019.
Lawsuits claiming that the widely used bug killer chlorpyrifos caused brain damage in children were filed Monday in California.
Noncitizen children face higher health harms compared with their siblings who have US citizen status.
It is known that disparities exist among US adolescent suicide death rates by sex, race, and ethnicity. Study researchers look at suicidal ideation and attempts amidst these same parameters from 1991 and 2019.
One of the objectives of this study was to examine how early childhood factors at the individual-, parental-, and family-level predict pain trajectories.
A narrative review summarized the findings of 69 prospective longitudinal studies to inform practitioners and policy makers about the outcomes of physical punishment and identified 7 key themes.
Study researchers evaluated the potential of osmophobia in as a clinical diagnostic marker of migraine in children and adolescents.
Clinicians writing about the rising rates of suicide and suicidal behaviors among Black youth address the lack of suitable available data and call for the need to mobilize research for prevention.
