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Heat, menstruation, and mental health in adolescence and young adulthood: Understudied in climate-health research

Dialogues Health. 2026 Aug 19;9:100344. doi: 10.1016/j.dialog.2026.100344. eCollection 2026 Dec. ABSTRACT Ambient heat is an escalating climate-related hazard, yet its implications for menstruation and adolescent …

Rapid review of gender-affirming healthcare for children and adolescents: Evidence synthesis (2021-2025) and recommendations for South Africa

South Afr J HIV Med. 2026 Aug 28;27(1):1800. doi: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v27i1.1800. eCollection 2026. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Since the publication of the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society Gender-Affirming …

Prevalence and associated factors of screening-defined myopia among schoolchildren in Urumqi: a comparison of two cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2012 and 2019

Front Public Health. 2026 Aug 21;14:1875125. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1875125. eCollection 2026. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Myopia is an important public health concern among schoolchildren. This study described the …

School-based physical activity and adolescent mental health: candidate psychological mechanisms, contextual moderators, and unresolved controversies

Front Psychol. 2026 Aug 21;17:1928334. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1928334. eCollection 2026. ABSTRACT Adolescence is a peak period for the onset of mental disorders, yet the majority of …

Prevalence and risk factors of depression, anxiety, and stress among secondary school students in Abha city, Saudi Arabia

Front Psychiatry. 2026 Aug 21;17:1885953. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1885953. eCollection 2026. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a vulnerable developmental stage associated with an increased risk of depression, anxiety, …

“I Carry Because I’m Scared”: An Examination of Exposure to Neighborhood Violence, Feeling Unsafe, and Weapon Carrying to School

J Interpers Violence. 2026 Sep 4:8862605261480145. doi: 10.1177/08862605261480145. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Gun violence among adolescents is a public health epidemic in the United …

Resting-state brain age is associated with cognitive and sensorimotor abnormalities in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a validation & longitudinal study

Transl Psychiatry. 2026 Sep 4;16(1):451. doi: 10.1038/s41398-026-04426-3. ABSTRACT Brain-age models use neuroimaging features to predict chronological age. The resulting brain-age gap (BAG), defined as predicted …

Substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions among adolescents and young adults in North America: a systematic review

BMC Psychiatry. 2026 Sep 3;26(1):703. doi: 10.1186/s12888-026-08580-2. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions are common among adolescents and young adults and represent …

Social prescribing as relational early intervention to improve children and young people’s mental well-being: an interpretive descriptive qualitative study in the North of England

BMJ Open. 2026 Sep 4;16(9):e120561. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-120561. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Mental health disorders among children and young people are a substantial global public health concern. Barriers …