Healio (4/2, Gramigna) reported, “Separation anxiety may significantly predict suicidal thoughts among patients with mood and anxiety disorders, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.” In the study, “the researchers sought to assess the link between both childhood and adult separation anxiety and suicide risk measures among 509 consecutive psychiatric outpatients with anxiety and mood disorders according to DSM-IV criteria.”

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— “Separation anxiety significantly predicts suicidal thoughts in mood, anxiety disorders “Joe Gramigna, Healio, April 2, 2021

Psychiatric News (4/2) reported, “Children who have a parent with bipolar disorder are more likely to develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during their preschool years than children with no family history of bipolar disorder, reports a study in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.” In addition, the study “found that these children were more likely to develop symptoms of bipolar disorder as they grew older.”

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— “Children of Parents With Bipolar Disorder at Risk of ADHD and Early Onset Bipolar, Study Suggests, Psychiatric News, April 2, 2021

According to HealthDay (4/1, Murez), “spending countless hours online and on popular social media” may increase “cyberbullying, particularly among teen boys.” Investigators arrived at this conclusion after surveying some “428 teens aged 13 to 19, evenly split between girls and boys.” The findings were published online in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling.

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— “Boys Who Spend Lots of Time Online More Likely to Cyberbully “Cara Murez, HealthDay, April 1, 2021

Healio (4/1, Weller) reports, “In a longitudinal analysis of twins, those who used cannabis more often than their identical twin during adolescence had worse socioeconomic outcomes in early adulthood,” investigators concluded after analyzing “data from three longitudinal studies involving 3,762 twins, including 2,410 monozygotic twins,” then using “a continuous adolescent cannabis use index and compared psychiatric, cognitive and socioeconomic outcomes – including educational attainment, occupational status and income – between twins through early adulthood.” The findings were published online April 6 in PNAS.

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— “Cannabis use in adolescence affects socioeconomic outcomes in early adulthood “Madison Weller, Healio, April 1, 2021

Healio (4/1, Downey) reports, “Many young teenagers, especially gender minority youth, know someone who has attempted suicide,” investigators concluded after assessing “data from 3,979 teenagers aged 14 and 15 years who were recruited between October 2018 and August 2019 for Growing up with Media, a national longitudinal survey.” The study also revealed that “youths’ exposure to suicidal behavior was related to higher levels of depressed mood.” The findings were published online April 1 in Pediatrics.

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— “Gender minority youth more likely to know someone who has attempted suicide “Ken Downey Jr., Healio, April 1, 2021