{"title":"Psychopathology risk in mid-adolescence increased by multiple prenatal adversities","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu.31044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu.31044","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A cohort study of 10-year-olds found that those who underwent multiple prenatal adversities had altered trajectories of psychopathology and cortical maturation.</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"28 3","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147564929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Substance use screening urged in EDs for youth in crisis","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu.31043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu.31043","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The CRAFFT (Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Friends, Trouble) screening tool has high sensitivity and specificity for identifying substance use risk in youth.</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"28 3","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147562150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Where autism is prevalent and insurance is generous, private equity buys","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu.31048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu.31048","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"28 3","pages":"6-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147562102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Methylphenidate for ADHD found to have effects on stature and BMI","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu.31045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu.31045","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A cohort study found that prepubertal patients (ages 6 to 11) with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), especially those treated with methylphenidate had a higher body-mass index (BMI) and a shorter height as adults than individuals without ADHD. However, the height difference was clinically small.</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"28 3","pages":"4-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147564923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lead exposure associated with depression during later childhood","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu.31046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu.31046","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The adverse effects of low-level lead exposure during early brain development are known to be associated with lower cognitive abilities and external behavior problems in children. But less is known about the association of lead exposure with depression and anxiety. Symptoms of depression and anxiety start in later childhood.</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"28 3","pages":"5-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147562100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study suggests glutamate receptor may help differentiate autism varieties","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu.31040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu.31040","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"28 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147288396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Researchers find possible biomarker for pediatric anxiety","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu.31038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu.31038","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Pediatric anxiety is common, treatment often doesn't work, and it confers a risk for adult psychopathology. Researchers have found that neural efficiency holds promise as a biomarker for pediatric anxiety. For the patients — fewer than 50% of those with pediatric anxiety — for whom cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT) and other treatments don't work, a biomarker would be helpful. If clinicians could use biomarkers for treatment response, they could better target treatments to patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"28 2","pages":"4-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147320891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Literature review: Melatonin use by young children should be reduced or prevented","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu.31036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu.31036","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Melatonin, increasingly prescribed as a sleep aid, is also a leading cause of unsupervised medication exposure and overdose among young children, ages 0 to 6 years. While there is evidence that it is a helpful sleep aid for young children with autism, there is no evidence of efficacy in typically developing children. In addition, there has been no research on outcomes beyond two years.</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"28 2","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147288395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"RCT: Omega-3 fatty acids not supported as adjunct therapy for pediatric depression","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu.31037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu.31037","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A randomized clinical trial (RCT) of children and adolescents found that omega-3 fatty acids such as EPA and DHA, as an adjunct to antidepressants, did not outperform placebo in youths with major depressive disorder (MDD).</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"28 2","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147320903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}