In recent years, the prevalence rates of children's mental health disorders have increased
with current estimates identifying that as many as 15–20% of children meet criteria for a …

Mindfulness training has been used to improve emotional wellbeing in early adolescents.
However, little is known about treatment outcome moderators, or individual differences that …

METHODS: This cohort study recruited 156 adolescents with single ventricle CHD who
underwent the Fontan procedure and 111 healthy referents. Participants underwent …

BACKGROUND: Gender-incongruent (GI) youth have high rates of mental health problems.
Although gender-affirming medical care (GAMC) provides psychological benefit, some GI …

Background: Symptoms of depression and anxiety, suicidal ideation, and self-harm have
escalated among adolescents to crisis levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result …

BACKGROUND: Over the past half century the prevalence of childhood disability increased
dramatically, coupled with notable increases in the prevalence of mental health and …

Background Environmental exposures play a critical role in the genesis of some child mental
health problems. Methods We open with a discussion of children's vulnerability to neurotoxic …

Context. Pediatricians working toward health equity require health care delivery
mechanisms that take on dual roles: mitigating the health effects of a maladaptive social …

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common behavioral disorder in
children, and the prevalence is increasing. Physicians should evaluate for ADHD in children …

There are growing concerns regarding the referral of children and youth with mental health
conditions to emergency departments (EDs). These focus on upward trends in utilization …