While becoming inextricable to our daily lives, online social media are blamed for increasing
mental health problems in younger people. This systematic review synthesized evidence on …

Technological developments in recent decades have increased young people's
engagement with screen-based technologies (screen time), and a reduction in young …

The adolescent developmental stage appears to be a sensitive period for the onset of
several particular forms of mental disorder that are characterised by heightened emotionality …

Importance Being exposed to trauma is a common childhood experience associated with
symptoms and impairments in childhood. Objective To assess the association between …

Mental health services embedded within school systems can create a continuum of
integrative care that improves both mental health and educational attainment for children. To …

Background Previous Cochrane Reviews have shown that cognitive behavioural therapy
(CBT) is effective in treating childhood anxiety disorders. However, questions remain …

The presence, magnitude, and significance of sex differences in the human brain are hotly
debated topics in the scientific community and popular media. This debate is largely fueled …

Symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) are common among adolescents and can
lead to severe psychosocial impairment, yet there is a lack of a good quality scale to …

OBJECTIVES: To update clinical practice guidelines to assist primary care (PC) clinicians in
the management of adolescent depression. This part of the updated guidelines is used to …

Objective Depression is common, impairing, and the leading cause of disease burden in
youths. This study aimed to identify the effects of childhood/adolescent depression on a …