Pediatricians have a significant role in gender-affirming care for LGBTQ youth, who may not have access to LGBTQ-specific services in mental health facilities.
Self-reported experiences of discrimination increase youth’s risk for suicidal ideation a year later, according to a study published in the Journal of Pediatrics. Natasha A. Schvey, PhD, and colleagues used data from 10,312...
Depression in children aged younger than 13 is uncommon and did not increase substantially between 2004 and 2019, according to a review published in JAMA Pediatrics. Michael Spoelma, PhD-candidate, and colleagues performed a...
There were significantly greater increases in BMI over time among adolescents aged 10-12 during the COVID-19 pandemic versus before the pandemic, according to a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics. Elizabeth R. Sowell,...