Child And Adolescent Mental Health
Child And Adolescent Mental Health

Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents: A Systematic Review on Prevention and Intervention Programmes

J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs. 2025 Nov;38(4):e70039. doi: 10.1111/jcap.70039. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Non-suicidal self-injury can be defined as self-inflicted behaviour that involves the direct and deliberate …

Challenges in Implementing a Mobile AI Chatbot Intervention for Depression Among Youth on Psychiatric Waiting Lists: Randomized Controlled Study Termination Report

JMIRx Med. 2025 Sep 5;6:e70960. doi: 10.2196/70960. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The mental health of children and adolescents is a growing public health concern, with increasing rates …

‘It Broke Him and Us’: Examining the Extent and Impact of Aggression Towards Family/Caregivers in Childhood and Adolescence During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada Based on Insights from Adoptive and Customary Caregivers

J Interpers Violence. 2025 Oct 7:8862605251378991. doi: 10.1177/08862605251378991. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Research on aggression towards family/caregivers in childhood and adolescence (AFCCA) is still …

Clinical response to a single-dose methylphenidate challenge is indicative of treatment response at two months in adults with ADHD

Transl Psychiatry. 2025 Oct 6;15(1):368. doi: 10.1038/s41398-025-03557-3. ABSTRACT Stimulants such as methylphenidate (MPH) are the first-line pharmacological treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Although stimulants are …

Parental Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescents’ Depressive Symptoms: Roles of Parenting Stress and Parent-child Attachment

Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol. 2025 Oct 6. doi: 10.1007/s10802-025-01366-2. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Parental factors have a profound implication on adolescents’ depressive symptoms. Parents’ …

Shift in sex and age of individuals at a clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis: relation to differences in recruitment methods and effect on sample characteristics

Schizophrenia (Heidelb). 2025 Oct 6;11(1):123. doi: 10.1038/s41537-025-00663-5. ABSTRACT Historically, large samples of individuals at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis have mirrored overt psychotic disorders …

Not one but two: cross-sectional associations among repeat pregnancy, maternal mental health and child cognitive outcomes among adolescent and young mothers in South Africa

BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Oct 5;10(10):e019909. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-019909. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Globally, adolescent mothers and their children have poorer health outcomes. However, little is known regarding …

Designing Digital Mental Health Tools to Support the Needs of Black Adults in the United States: Qualitative Analysis

JMIR Form Res. 2025 Oct 6;9:e73279. doi: 10.2196/73279. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Depression and anxiety are associated with excess morbidity and mortality, constituting a major health care …

Community’s perceptions of the police during COVID-19 in Harlem, New York, a predominantly Black community: Social and geographical dimensions

PLoS One. 2025 Oct 6;20(10):e0329027. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0329027. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Numerous demonstrations protesting policing practices towards the Black community have sprung up across the …