Researchers developed a reliable retrospective chart review coding system to measure medication adherence and symptom severity in pediatric psychiatry encounters.
Prenatal acetaminophen exposure was not linked to offspring ADHD or ASD in sibling-matched analyses in participants from Taiwan.
Longitudinal data link higher BMI and waist circumference to poorer cognitive performance in both men and women.
A large percentage of parents with adolescent children did not know the federal minimum legal age for the sale of tobacco products.
Traumatic brain injury among children and adolescents appeared to be associated with increased risk for mental and physical health outcomes.
Childhood victimization was linked to an increased risk for mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders regardless of shared familial factors.
Weight gain among adults and older adults may have contributed to tooth loss and other periodontal health factors.
APOE4 homozygosity increased risk for psychosis in Alzheimer disease, with women vs men showing higher odds for delusions and hallucinations.
Experts recommended individualized MDD relapse prevention, including ECT tapering and pharmacotherapy based on risk profiles.
Increased daily screen use was associated with delayed sleep onset among children, adolescents, and young adults.
Chronic pain was associated with a significantly increased risk for incident dementia, particularly in patients aged 60 years and older.
Psychological distress is linked to poorer later-life cognitive performance and higher dementia risk, though not to cognitive decline over time.