Comparing Alternative Strategies for Pharmacologic Management of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Should clinicians start treating children and youth diagnosed with ADHD with stimulant or nonstimulant classes of medications? Answering this question will inform clinicians of which class of medications should treatment start with, and for which patients, as well as which…
Examining the Relationship between Substance Use and Suicide among Pediatric Patients: Exploring differences by Race and Ethnicity
Individuals who use substances are at high risk for suicide and suicide attempts. In fact, substance use disorder is documented as an important risk factor for suicidality (SUDs; Poorolajal et al., 2016; Armoon et al., 2021), including among adolescents (e.g.,…
Identification and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnosis or Related Symptoms in Children 2 to 5-Years-Old
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the most prevalent childhood neurobehavioral disorder, is increasingly being identified in young children before they enter school. Identifying and treating ADHD symptoms in preschool-age children is important for mitigating the negative effects of this disorder on social-emotional…
Vision Screening in Young Children with Autism
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have greater unmet healthcare needs compared with typically developing peers, including delays in seeking medical care, inadequate insurance coverage, and inability to access necessary therapy services. Many children with ASD do not receive recommended…
Clinical Characteristics of Adolescents Hospitalized for Eating Disorders 2010-2020
This study will gather more data and characteristics of pediatric patients with eating disorders. The intention is to use PEDSnet data to gather demographic (age, sex, insurance status) as well as clinical (cardiac complications such as arrhythmias, bradycardia) from patients…
Associations Between ASD, GD, and Mental Health Comorbidities Among U.S. Populations of Youth aged 9-18
Research shows that Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and gender dysphoria co-occur more often than by chance. Recent studies suggest that the incidence of ASD is nearly six times higher among youth referred to gender clinics, and the incidence of gender…
Population Health in Children and Adolescents with Sex and Gender Differences
This study examined the prevalence of medical diagnoses in youth with sex chromosome aneuploidy (SCA) compared to matched controls in a large pediatric health learning system (PEDSnet). There was a significantly higher relative risk of having diagnoses within the Cardiovascular,…
The Economic Case for Eating Disorders Prevention and Early Detection: A Comparative Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis of Six Intervention Strategies
Scaling up eating disorders prevention strategies for population-wide impact will require the field to adopt a new and concerted focus on policy translation research. Decades of research have been done to identify what works to prevent and treat eating disorders….
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