Almost one third of adolescents who use social media, video games, and mobile phones become addicted to their screens. Furthermore, addictive screen use is associated with mental health problems, including suicidal behaviors and suicidal ideation. The higher the addictive trajectory, the more likely suicidal behaviors were.
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An analysis of trends in “medical and nonmedical use of prescription stimulants” has found that while dispensing has increased, nonmedical use has decreased among adolescents.
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{"title":"Should GLP-1s be used to treat youth obesity?","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu.31004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu.31004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"27 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144894082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Researchers sought to examine rates of adherence to antidepressant management quality measures among youth initiating treatment for depression. They further identified demographic, clinical, and county-level factors associated with adherence.
{"title":"Many youths with depression do not receive quality medication care: Study","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu.31001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu.31001","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Researchers sought to examine rates of adherence to antidepressant management quality measures among youth initiating treatment for depression. They further identified demographic, clinical, and county-level factors associated with adherence.</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"27 9","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144894203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The FDA is revising the labeling of all extended-release stimulants indicated to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — including certain formulations of amphetamine and methylphenidate — to warn about the risk of weight loss and other adverse reactions (side effects) in patients younger than 6 years taking these medications.
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Researchers have found that social media use over time increases an individual adolescent's risk for increased depressive symptoms.
研究人员发现,随着时间的推移,社交媒体的使用会增加青少年个体出现抑郁症状的风险。
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Why shouldn't we reschedule cannabis? This is a question being bandied about from within the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), which wants to be able to study it, and in fact the entire Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which in 2023 asked the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to do just that.
{"title":"Researchers on why DEA should reject HHS cannabis rescheduling recommendations","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu.30994","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu.30994","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Why shouldn't we reschedule cannabis? This is a question being bandied about from within the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), which wants to be able to study it, and in fact the entire Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which in 2023 asked the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to do just that.</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"27 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144705685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FDA initiates review of nutrients in infant formula","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/cpu.30997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu.30997","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"27 8","pages":"6-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144705375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}