Adolescents

Task Force Recommendations:
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Screening (2004)
Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Screening (2009)
Overweight in Children and Adolescents: Screening and Interventions (2005)

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Research Findings

Child Health Research Findings: Adolescent Health

Research Activities, September 2010:
Physicians report care barriers for young adults with childhood onset chronic diseases
Research Activities, May 2010:
While young women are knowledgeable about the HPV vaccine, many have yet to be vaccinated to prevent cervical cancer
Research Activities, March 2010:
Task force recommends screening children and adolescents for obesity
Research Activities, February 2010:
Youth with HIV/AIDS and conduct disorder are less likely to use or adhere to antiretroviral therapy
Only one-third of adolescents are screened for emotional health during routine physicals
Research Activities, January 2010:
Youths initially diagnosed with ADHD receive an array of medications
Research Activities, December 2009:
More antipsychotic medications are being prescribed for youth and nursing home residents, despite lack of evidence
Research Activities, October 2009:
Parent and provider partnerships hold promise for improving adolescent health
Teens answer survey questions on weight control inconsistently but answer reliably about other risk behaviors
Research Activities, May 2009:
Task Force recommends screening adolescents for clinical depression
Research Activities, March 2009:
Strategies are needed to improve immunization rates among adolescents, especially those with high-risk conditions
Research Activities, February 2009:
Adolescent females who are overweight have higher health expenditures than adolescent males who are overweight
Mental health counseling remains persistently low from adolescence into young adulthood
Research Activities, October 2008:
Study provides new evidence linking antidepressants and risk of suicide in depressed children and adolescents
Research Activities, September 2008:
Overweight adolescents with type 2 diabetes underestimate their weight problem, as do their parents
Black girls look at being overweight with different eyes
Although most children and adolescents have been vaccinated against hepatitis B virus, adults lag behind
Youth at highest risk of attempting suicide are severely depressed and suffered a recent romantic breakup or assault
Research Activities, July 2008:
Zero tolerance of alcohol for drivers under age 21 reduces drinking and driving among college students
Research Activities, June 2008:
Diagnosis of bipolar disorder among youth skyrockets
Research Activities, April 2008:
Adolescents are willing to have chlamydial screening by pediatricians during urgent care visits
Research Activities, March 2008:
Collaboration between hospital and community palliative care services can improve care for dying children
A short homeless period among youth "aged out" of the foster care system affects care access, but not health
Research Activities, January 2008:
Regulatory warnings led to decreased use of antidepressants in children and adolescents in 2004 and 2005
Intervention programs that focus on already violent youth are more effective than other programs for reducing violent behavior
Research Activities, December 2007:
Many underinsured U.S. children are not getting needed vaccines due to the current vaccine financing system
Research Activities, October 2007:
Researchers examine link between trauma and alcohol problems as well as cardiovascular risk factors among American Indians
Research Activities, September 2007:
Children with complex chronic conditions are more likely to die in their homes than in the hospital
Exam room reminders and physician feedback can improve screening for chlamydia in young women during preventive care visits
Research Activities, August 2007:
Pediatricians recognize most overweight or obese children without using proportional weight curves
Pertussis vaccination in adults can be cost-effective depending on incidence rates
Research Activities, July 2007:
Today's teen smokers are more likely to engage in risky behaviors than teens who smoked in the early nineties
Hospitalization patterns change as young people with congenital heart disease transition from adolescence to adulthood
Research Activities, June 2007:
The State Children's Health Insurance Program can improve care access, use, and quality for children with special health care needs and adolescents
Incentives combined with peer counseling are a cost-effective way to get adolescents to adhere to a tuberculosis control program
Rate of childbirth-related hospital stays decreases for girls under age 18
Research Activities, March 2007:
Children are more likely to attend a weight management program if location and time are convenient for parents
Research Activities, February 2007:
Many children do not receive recommended well-child visits during the year, especially disadvantaged children
Research Activities, January 2007:
Missed opportunities: Too few Americans are being screened or counseled to prevent colorectal cancer, obesity, and other conditions
Antidepressants may increase children's and adolescents' risk of suicide attempts after hospitalization for depression
Research Activities, June 2006:
Antidepressant use doubled among adolescents from 1997 to 2002, with no change among children younger than 13 years
Research Activities, April 2006
Wisconsin study finds hundreds of hospitalizations for self-poisonings among 12- to 17-year-olds
Most teenagers with chlamydial infections receive appropriate antibiotics, but fewer receive other recommended care
Research Activities, March 2006
AHRQ's Quality Indicators can be used as a screening tool to identify potential quality of care problems
Adding cognitive behavioral therapy to treatment plans reduces depressive symptoms among adolescents
Research Activities, February 2006:
Hospital type and location influence discharge disposition of adolescents hospitalized for suicide attempts
Research Activities, January 2006:
Cognitive behavioral therapy offers adolescents with depression some benefit over treatment with antidepressants alone

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