Research Findings

Historical, current, and potential future complexities of cognitive assessment; a longstanding, controversial fixture in schools throughout the United States.

New prevention strategies are needed based on our increasing understanding of the impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

Researchers find that SSRIs increase suicide attempts up to age 24, and have no preventative effect at any age, even for those at high risk of suicide.

Babies born to mothers taking antidepressants during pregnancy were more than six times as likely to have neonatal withdrawal syndrome—including breathing problems, irritability/agitation, tremors, feeding problems, and seizures—than those born to mothers taking other types of drugs.

New study finds that smartphone use may precede experiences of loneliness and depressive symptoms among older teens according to longitudinal analysis.

A clinical trial finds Prozac no better than placebo for improving repetitive behaviors.

Study examines the effects on participants of being told they are at risk of developing psychosis.

Transgender children show strong identification and preferences stereotypically associated with their current gender identities, not their sex assigned at birth.

The article suggests that research challenging the evidence for ADHD drugs does not lead to changes without public campaigns.

Twice as many teenagers with ADHD experienced severe psychosis when taking Adderall, as compared to Ritalin, according to a new study.

Depression, serious psychological distress, and suicide attempts have risen substantially since the early 2000s among young adults – what’s changed?

Researchers at Johns Hopkins test paroxetine on developing brain cells and discover numerous neurotoxic effects.

New research explores the use of broad-based school-integrated resiliency and mindfulness interventions to prevent mental health concerns before they occur.

A study conducted on college-aged students finds strong correlations between biomedical characterizations of mental illness, pharmaceutical treatment, and social stigma.

A new study has found that children and adolescents taking a high dose of antipsychotics are almost twice as likely to die of any cause than children on other types of medications.

A new as-yet-unpublished trial of duloxetine (Cymbalta) for fibromyalgia has presented more evidence of suicidal events in teens.

Researchers find improvements in stress-related outcomes among middle school students exposed to a school-based mindfulness training program.

Many individuals diagnosed with eating disorders describe and internal ‘voice,’ which may be linked to experiences of childhood trauma and dissociation.

Researchers, publishing in Toxicology Research, review the evidence that antidepressant exposure in the womb is linked to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in humans.

Researchers have found further evidence that the anticholinergic effect of psychiatric drugs can lead to cognitive impairments.

From Intellectual Takeout: When children have educational experiences that aren't geared to their developmental level, it causes them feelings of inadequacy, anxiety and confusion.

Researchers shed light on the limitations of mental health screening instruments for youth that are increasingly being used in schools and medical settings.

Alterations in gray matter and white matter development found in infants of mothers taking SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy.

The addition of fluoxetine to CBT did not further reduce depressive symptoms in young people with moderate-to-severe depression.

School discipline that punishes minor misbehavior may increase adolescents’ misconduct and lead to racial inequalities in school discipline.