While evidence supporting positive impacts of adolescent involvement in research is substantial there is a lack of rigorous evaluation, inconsistent reporting, & unclear evaluation methods - new review doi.org/10.1016/j.jado…

#Adolescent #Internet #GamingDisorder (IGD) more prevalent among adolescents from families with #low #affluence - new study from #SouthKorea also concludes the Family Affluence Scale ( #FAS ) is a useful tool to assess SES in children in South Korea
doi.org/10.1007/s11469…

Consequences of #maternal #mentalhealth has largely been researched thru negative lens - new study casts light on benefits of +ve mental health during #pregnancy - looking at #children 's #braindevelopment at age 7 & need to support wellbeing in pregnancy doi.org/10.1038/s44220…

#Commercial #determinants of #health (CDoH) have significant impact on health of #children & #adolescents - new paper argues they can be powerful advocates for their own health & should be part of decisions made to protect them from commercial tactics doi.org/10.1093/heapro…

Swedish pharmacy bans sale of anti-ageing skincare to children theguardian.com/society/2024/m…

With #depression & #anxiety symptoms on the rise among #adolescents & growing evidence of links to accelerated ageing US study investigates role of #social environmental factors in moderating #biological impacts
doi.org/10.1007/s10964…

#Adolescents ’ #anxiety & #depression associated with specific oral bacterial taxa in oral #microbiome - first study of its kind highlights importance of considering interactions betw #mental & #physical health in adolescence doi.org/10.1016/j.phys…

More than 94% of #DALYs disability-adjusted life years lost are due to interpersonal #violence exposure in #childhood & #adolescence are est to occur in LMICs. Exposure to violence at these life stages identified as risk factor for poor #metalhealth
doi.org/10.1016/S2215-…

#Policy change & #societal shift needed to address #sexualviolence against #adolescent #girls in #UK - new paper in The Lancet Psychiatry presents evidence of detrimental effects on their #mentalhealth doi.org/10.1016/S2215-…

Very pleased to be discussing potential for a biological component in GUIDE - great presentation #julietmceachran

Females, non-binary & questioning #children & #adolescents - higher #mentalhealth difficulties in than males - sample from England of 7,501 females, 6,571 males, 81 non-binary/ questioning surveyed at age 11/12 & at either age 12/13 or 13/14 years doi.org/10.1186/s13034…

Positive #wellbeing benefits for #adolescents related to quality of #outdoor #environments -> higher #lifesatisfaction #selfesteem & lower levels of #depression , #anxiety & #stress doi.org/10.1016/j.land…

#Socioecological model with 6 levels (personal, interpersonal, community, organization, policy and environment) are used to categorize characteristics of #mentalhealth friendly #cities for #adolescents - new paper nature doi.org/10.1038/s41586…

Our new #editorial led by alinacosma.bsky.social |Alina Cosma| 🇪🇺 examines complex landscape of #adolescent #mentalhealth & unique contemporary #challenges faced by this age group -> imperative to create supporting environments so adolescents can thrive mentally & physically
doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.…

Whether #school -based #mentalhealth #interventions are #beneficial for all adolescents is being #questioned wi new quantitative evidence some may aspects of such interventions may increase #distress or clinical symptoms, seen cf controls
dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjb.20…

New paper explores whether #public #awareness campaigns & programmes about #mentalhealth have paradoxically contributed to reported increases in mh problems - ie caused #prevalence #inflation of mental health problems
doi.org/10.1016/j.newi…

Increasing evidence of links btw #cellularaging & #depression / #anxiety - new paper reports anxiety & #telomere length more strongly associated in #adolescents wi higher stress or lower school belongingness
doi.org/10.1007/s10964…

New paper in Nature Mental Health addresses #developmental #disruptions caused by Covid pandemic & its long-term impact on #children & #adolescents ' #mentalhealth from their pov indicating future research priorities doi.org/10.1038/s44220…