Child And Adolescent Mental Health
Child And Adolescent Mental Health

Identifying evidence-based treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol

BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 25;15(9):e104280. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104280. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) experience exceptionally high levels of trauma, including experiencing multiple …

Cultural stigma, psychological distress and help-seeking: Moderating role of self-esteem and self-stigma in Lebanon

PLoS One. 2025 Sep 25;20(9):e0315063. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315063. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Mental illness is a common and often stigmatized condition. Stigma around mental illness refers …

Structural assessment of family and educational influences on student health behaviours: Insights from a public health perspective

PLoS One. 2025 Sep 25;20(9):e0333086. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0333086. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT The 2024 World Health Organization report reveals that 81% of adolescents worldwide fail to meet …

Pediatric Influenza-Associated Encephalopathy and Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy – United States, 2024-25 Influenza Season

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2025 Sep 25;74(36):556-564. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7436a1. ABSTRACT In January 2025, CDC received several reports of deaths among children aged <18 years …

Association of prenatal antidepressant use with internalizing behaviors from kindergarten to adolescence

J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2025 Sep 25. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.70056. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: To examine, using repeated measures, whether prenatal serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor …

Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Among Juvenile Legal System-Involved Adolescent Girls: A Scoping Review

J Pediatr Health Care. 2025 Sep 24:S0891-5245(25)00243-3. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2025.08.002. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Adolescents involved in the juvenile legal system (JLS) face an …