Psychiatric News (9/4) reports that children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) “who play sports may be more likely to report a greater number of concussion-like symptoms and perform worse on balance tests when administered a common concussion assessment than those who do not have” AD/HD, research indicated. The findings of the 464-middle school athlete study were published online Aug. 30 in the Journal of Pediatrics.

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— “Children With ADHD May Be More Likely to Report Concussion Symptoms, Psychiatric News, September 4, 2019

Healio (9/4, Demko) reports, “Preexisting mood, anxiety and somatoform disorders were linked to an increased risk for bilateral oophorectomy over a 20-year period, even after confirmation of a nonmalignant diagnosis,” researchers concluded after identifying “1,653 cases and 1,653 age-matched controls after reviewing medical records in a population-based records-linkage system,” then calculating “the risk for mood disorders, bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, somatoform disorders, personality disorders, dissociative disorders and adjustment disorders” after adjusting for confounding factors. The findings were published online Aug. 30 in the journal Menopause.

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— “Psychiatric disorders tied to unnecessary oophorectomy, “Savannah Demko, Healio, September 4, 2019

MedPage Today (9/3, George) reports, “Treating delirium with antipsychotic medications and using haloperidol (Haldol) to prevent it showed little or no benefit over placebo, a pair of systematic reviews published” online Sept. 3 in the Annals of Internal Medicine found. In fact, “across 16 randomized controlled trials and 10 observational studies, haloperidol and second-generation (a.k.a. ‘atypical’) antipsychotics to treat delirium did not differ from placebo for outcomes including sedation status, delirium duration, hospital length of stay, or mortality,” one review found. In addition, “in a separate review of 14 delirium prevention trials,” investigators found that “haloperidol did not decrease in delirium incidence or duration, hospital length of stay, or mortality relative to placebo or other comparators.”

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— “Little Benefit for Haldol, Antipsychotics to Treat or Prevent Delirium, “Judy George, MedPage Today, September 3, 2019

Healio (9/3, Demko) reports, “Children of incarcerated parents were more likely to develop a substance use disorder and anxiety disorder as adults,” researchers concluded. The findings of the 1,420-participant, longitudinal study were published online Aug. 23 in JAMA Network Open.

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— “Parental incarceration linked to adult psychiatric outcomes in offspring, “Savannah Demko, Healio, September 3, 2019

The AP (8/30, Choi) reported that “when it comes to addressing the topic” of weight loss “with children, pediatricians and dietitians say there are best practices to consider.” According to experts, “the key is to approach the subject with kindness and caring, and avoid blaming any of the child’s behaviors.” In addition, youngsters should “understand that any changes would be intended to make them feel better, and not about how they look.” The AP added, “Any adjustments to meals and activities should involve the entire family, so children don’t feel singled out.” Parents should also frame changes “in a positive light.” Stephen Pont, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Texas Dell Medical School, said, “Guilt and blame are not good motivators for change.”

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— “As with adults, no easy way to address weight with children, “Candice Choi, AP, August 30, 2019