Articles related to Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Childhood ADHD was associated with higher rates of adult psychiatric and neurologic hospitalization in a Finnish birth cohort followed into adulthood, while most somatic health outcomes showed little evidence of a sustained association.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies involving more than 230,000 adolescents found that greater social jet lag was associated with higher anxiety levels. The findings identified a consistent but small association and did not establish causality.

Childhood trauma was associated with altered hippocampal reward-pathway connectivity and greater adult anhedonia in a large neuroimaging cohort. The findings identify a potential neurobiological link but did not establish causality.

Natural language processing models analyzing speech from children ages 9 to 13 predicted future mental health conditions more accurately than expert-rated stress assessments. Findings suggest linguistic patterns may serve as an early risk signal, though validation in larger cohorts is still needed.

A rapid review found that ADHD stimulant misuse declined in several recent US surveys, particularly among younger adults, although millions continued to report misuse. Evidence linked frequent misuse with polysubstance use, while long-term health consequences remain poorly characterized.

Video-based ADHD prescribing increased substantially following Australia’s permanent telehealth reforms, with ADHD consultations showing greater virtual adoption than other psychotropic prescribing categories. Observational findings describe utilization patterns but do not establish causality.