JAACAP Journals
Official journals of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (@aacap.bsky.social). Follow/RT ≠ endorsement.
- This systematic review and meta-analysis summarized the evidence for factors that can be used to identify relapsing, recurrent, and chronic depression in young people. twp.ai/4iv4vj
- Data from 76 reports of 46 unique cohorts, including a total of 7,488 young people experiencing depression, found that female sex, more severe depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts and behaviors, lower global functioning, and longer sleep-onset latency were predictive of a poor course...
- ...trajectory of depression. This information has the potential to identify youth at risk for a poor course of depression, a life stage in which most of the disability and burden attributable to depression can be averted. #depression
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- In this study, the authors analyzed data from 57 randomized controlled trials involving over 5,000 youth assessing psychological therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). twp.ai/4iv4tD
- Forty-eight percent of youth with PTSD who received trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) and 30% of youth who received eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) exhibited 50% symptom reduction after treatment, compared to 20% of youth in control conditions.
- Deterioration was seen in 1% of youth receiving TF-CBT or EMDR, compared to 13% of youth in control conditions. #PTSD This article is associated with an editorial: twp.ai/9PaK5H
- New Article in Press: Systematic Review: Child and Adolescent Refugees and Asylum-Seekers’ Contact With Specialist Mental Health Services. #articleinpress #jaacap twp.ai/4iuTqB
- Editorial: Modeling Environmental Complexity in Psychological Science: Methodological Opportunities and Challenges #jaacap #articleinpress twp.ai/4iuf9f
- Call for Papers – JAACAP Open seeks original research articles devoted to examining the clinical, biological, and psychosocial systems level aspects of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. Proposals are due March 9, 2026. twp.ai/4ivM3A
- This Translations essay offers a vivid metaphor for #neurodiversity -through the beautiful yet challenging experience of blending different voices in a choir into a single polyphonic movement. #autism #music twp.ai/4iowS4
- This study explored how parents’ health, including somatic or physical symptoms, medical conditions, and healthcare utilization, as well as healthcare literacy relate to physical symptoms in their teenagers. twp.ai/4itk1K
- Researchers analyzed the Lifelines Cohort Study of Dutch families, which includes 3,735 mother-adolescent pairs, of which 2,688 also have paternal information.
- Maternal medical conditions and pain medication use were associated with their daughter’s somatic symptoms during adolescence and early adulthood. However, paternal health and healthcare utilization showed no clear associations.
- The authors conducted a systematic review of 19 studies on LGBTQ+ cultural competency training for healthcare professionals to evaluate its potential impact on LGBTQ+ youth suicide risk. twp.ai/4itjzo
- Most studies found that training improved providers’ knowledge and confidence in working with LGBTQ+ youth. However, only 6 studies specifically addressed workers’ knowledge about LGBTQ+ youth suicidal thoughts, behaviors, attempts, and risks.
- None of the studies examined whether the cultural competency training influenced outcomes related to suicidal thoughts or behaviors. The findings show a need for more research to understand how this type of training could reduce suicide risk among LGBTQ+ youth.
- New Article in Press: Empirical Letter to the Editor: Defining Entrants Into the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Workforce in the United States: Match Results From 2009 to 2025 #articleinpress #jaacap twp.ai/4ivI5D
