Tag: Adolescents / Teens
Parental Depression Tied to Offspring Depression in Teen Years
Exposure to maternal depression both during pregnancy and postpartum strongly associated with depressive symptoms in offspring
Preexisting Chronic Conditions Tied to COVID-19 Severity in Children
Additionally, Black or other non-White race tied to greater severity in hospitalized children
Triple Use of E-Cigarettes, Cigarettes, Marijuana Prevalent Among Teens
Triple users have elevated risk profiles on levels of psychosocial variables compared with other groups
Sexual-Minority Teens Have Elevated Suicide Ideation, Attempt, Plan
Positive associations of sexual minority status with time to first onset of suicide ideation and plan in adjusted analyses
Youth Online Risk Factors Tied to Suicide-Related Behaviors
Risk for each factor varies, but risk for severe suicide/self-harm alert is 70 times higher for youth with five or more online risk factors
Emergency Help for Suicide-Related Issues Up During Pandemic for Some Youth
Rates higher for female youth, those with no psychiatric history, and individuals with existing psychiatric diagnoses at time of encounter
COVID-19 Does Not Seem to Impact Lung Function in Young People
No statistically significant deterioration in lung function seen following COVID-19, regardless of severity
Suicide Rates Rising Among Black Youth
Largest annual percentage change seen among Black girls
Sharp Increase in BMI Rates Noted for Children During Pandemic
Approximate doubling in rate of BMI increase seen between prepandemic and pandemic periods; higher increases reported for those with overweight, obesity
Parents Increasingly Cite Safety Concerns in HPV Vaccine Refusal
Despite 79.9 percent increase in parent-reported safety concerns, there was a drop in HPV vaccine-related reported adverse reactions
