Research Findings

Teen suicide risk is influenced by relationships with adults and teachers, perceived popularity, close friendships, and school connectedness.

Researchers again debunk the claim that the FDA black box warnings on antidepressants led to more suicides.

A new special issue brings together articles exploring the harmful effects of simultaneous multiple medication use.

National data on rates of youth antidepressant prescription, suicide, and self-harm in Australia sparks public health debate about drug safety.

Leading ADHD researchers outline four mistakes that turned ADHD from a description of behavior into a medical disease.

Noted antidepressant researcher, Michael Hengartner, summarizes the latest research on the use of antidepressants in children and adolescents.

When comparing kids with the same symptoms who were either diagnosed with ADHD or not, those who received the diagnosis had worse outcomes.

A new meta-analysis highlights a positive relationship between student emotional intelligence and academic achievement.

A new study suggests digital media use among adolescents has a smaller negative effect on well-being than bullying or smoking marijuana.

Response and remission rates were the same in the drug versus placebo groups, and Lexapro increased suicidality sixfold.

A study of over 1.5 million people in Europe and the US links the development of less adaptive personalities with childhood lead exposure.

According to researchers, children are being increasingly prescribed multiple different psychiatric medications.

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

Withholding antipsychotics may be beneficial for memory, the researchers write.

In adolescent depression treatment, those who received a placebo but thought they received Prozac improved more than those who received the drug and knew it.

In-depth interviews find that those who screened positive for depression did not explain their experience in terms of diagnostic symptoms.

Bias and financial conflicts in antidepressant trials “contribute to systematic underestimation of risk in the published literature.”

A qualitative study explores young adults’ childhood bullying experiences.

Greater perceptions of discrimination during adolescence are linked to more depressive and internalizing symptoms.

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

Clinicians play a key role in empowering adolescents and their parents to make decisions about their mental health treatment.

What physical activity-based programs are being implemented in schools, how are they being researched, and what kind of impact have they made?

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