Tag: Adolescents / Teens
Adverse Childhood Experiences Led to Poorer Mental Health During Pandemic
Teens reporting four or more ACEs during pandemic had prevalence of poor current mental health four times higher than those without ACEs
Head Impacts Up With Intensity Level in High School Football Drills
Cumulative head-impact frequency and magnitude per player higher for live drills among adolescent football players
2.5 Million Middle and High Schoolers Report Smoking E-Cigarettes
Flavored products, disposable devices are the most popular
Teen Patients Have Positive Long-Term Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery
Significant reductions in weight and comorbidities are seen 10+ years after surgery
USPSTF Recommends Depression, Anxiety Screening for Teens
Screening for MDD recommended for teens aged 12 to 18 years; anxiety screening recommended for children aged 8 to 18 years
Exposure to Advertising Tied to Teen E-Cigarette Use
Similarly, peer use also tied to teen e-cigarette initiation
Total Number of HPV Vaccination Encounters Down During Pandemic
However, there was an increase seen in vaccinations per encounter, with seasonal variation
Nearly One in 10 U.S. Teens, Adults Had Past-Year Depression
Sharp increases in depression seen among teens, young adults from 2015 to 2019
Unintentional Overdose Deaths in U.S. Teens Spiked in 2020
Eight in 10 teen unintentional overdose deaths involved fentanyl and other synthetic opioids
Odds of Poor Vision Increased for Black, Mexican, Low-Income Teens
Black, Mexican, non-U.S. citizen teens more likely to have visual acuity worse than 20/40 in better-seeing eye
