Topic: Child/Adolescent Health: Adolescents

Other Research & Data

• While young women are knowledgeable about the HPV vaccine, many have yet to be vaccinated to prevent cervical cancer

Other News & Events

• Adolescents with higher socioeconomic status at greater risk for substance abuse during early adulthood
• Effects of antidepressants on suicidal thoughts and behavior differ by age group
• Evidence lacking on best approaches to treat autism in teens and young adults
• Evidence lacking on effectiveness of antipsychotics for children
• Friends' behavior and parental values influence rates of unprotected vaginal intercourse among teens
• Headache and nausea most common side effects among adults and adolescents taking antidepressants
• Impact of self-esteem and academic achievement on substance use and sexual initiation differs among boys and girls
• Mothers' medical appointments may be a link to getting daughters vaccinated for human papillomavirus
• Moving adolescents with sickle cell disease from pediatric to adult care hampered by lack of knowledgeable adult hematologists
• New guidelines help clinicians assess and treat maladaptive aggression in youth
• No evidence of serious cardiovascular events in children and young adults using medications for ADHD
• No link found between stimulant treatment of youth with ADHD and cardiovascular problems
• Obesity among South Carolina children differs by age, gender, and race
• Only one-third of adolescents are screened for emotional health during routine physicals
• Parental reports more accurate than electronic health records in documenting child diet and exercise counseling
• Pediatric visits for ADHD have risen and the condition is increasingly being managed by psychiatrists
• Radionovela promotes awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer vaccine among Hispanic parents
• Recent trends in hospital use by children and youths are a mixed bag—lower for teen pregnancies, much higher for skin infections
• Rural health care providers in California look to Telehealth to supply the training needed to manage childhood obesity
• School-age children treated most often for sports-related concussions
• Task force recommends screening children and adolescents for obesity
• Teenage body size does not predict heart failure in older adults
• The increase in pediatric stimulant use since 1996 mostly linked to treatment of ADHD in adolescents
• While young women are knowledgeable about the HPV vaccine, many have yet to be vaccinated to prevent cervical cancer
• Youth with HIV/AIDS and conduct disorder are less likely to use or adhere to antiretroviral therapy
• Youths initially diagnosed with ADHD receive an array of medications