Child And Adolescent Mental Health
Child And Adolescent Mental Health

The roles of racial discrimination and sleep in the cognitive functioning of racial and ethnic minority youth

Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2024 Dec 12. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000727. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Research suggests that chronic stress reduces cognitive functioning; however, …

Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome in Schoolchildren (PACH Study)

Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2024 Dec 7;17:4675-4687. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S487309. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has become a condition not rarely diagnosed in children …

Developing an Understanding of Complex Trauma Among Child Sexual Assault Survivors in South Africa: Implications for Practice

Child Abuse Rev. 2024 Nov-Dec;33(6):e70012. doi: 10.1002/car.70012. Epub 2024 Dec 10. ABSTRACT South Africa has extraordinarily high levels of CSA with profound immediate and long-term …

Prevalence of death anxiety and its related factors in the population of eastern Iran: a cross-sectional study in the era of COVID-19

Front Public Health. 2024 Nov 27;12:1427995. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1427995. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The global COVID-19 pandemic has triggered widespread anxiety, including a significant rise in …

Feasibility Testing of a Health Literacy Intervention With Adolescents and Young Adults in South Africa: The LifeLab Soweto Programme

Health Expect. 2024 Dec;27(6):e70121. doi: 10.1111/hex.70121. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Low health literacy levels during adolescence and young adulthood (AYA) may impact acute healthcare access and longer-term …

The Role of “The Talk” and Its Themes in Black Youths’ Anticipatory Stress of Police Brutality

Pediatrics. 2024 Dec 12:e2024067065. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-067065. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Research on conversations between caregivers and their children about how to …

Associations between sleep duration, insomnia, depression, anxiety and registry-based school grades: A longitudinal study among high-school students

J Sleep Res. 2024 Dec 11:e14430. doi: 10.1111/jsr.14430. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT This study explored the prospective associations between sleep patterns, mental health and …

Revisiting health systems to integrate perinatal mental health into maternal and child health services: perspectives from research, policy and implementation

BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Dec 11;9(12):e015820. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015820. NO ABSTRACT PMID:39663124 | DOI:10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015820