Month: <span>August 2024</span>
Month: August 2024

Unhealthy weight control behaviors and health risk behaviors in American youth: a repeated cross-sectional study

J Eat Disord. 2024 Aug 19;12(1):118. doi: 10.1186/s40337-024-01081-1. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Unhealthy weight control behaviors (UWCBs) involve weight control strategies to reduce or maintain weight, such …

Validation and psychometric evaluation of the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (SWEMWBS) among Czech adolescents using Item Response Theory

Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2024 Aug 19;22(1):66. doi: 10.1186/s12955-024-02280-9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The topic of adolescent mental health is currently a subject of much debate due …

Deliberate self-harm in adolescents screening positive for attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder: a population-based study

BMC Psychiatry. 2024 Aug 19;24(1):564. doi: 10.1186/s12888-024-06008-3. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Adolescents with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have an increased risk of self-harm. The risk of …

Chronic stress and lack of social support: Role in adolescent depression and suicide-related behaviors in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

J Affect Disord. 2024 Aug 17:S0165-0327(24)01312-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.090. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine acute and chronic stressors, and perceived …

Evaluating the impact of the global evidence, local adaptation (GELA) project for enhancing evidence-informed guideline recommendations for newborn and young child health in three African countries: a mixed-methods protocol

Health Res Policy Syst. 2024 Aug 19;22(1):114. doi: 10.1186/s12961-024-01189-5. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Poverty-related diseases (PRD) remain amongst the leading causes of death in children under-5 years …