Tag: Adolescents / Teens

Overall, 6.3 percent of these injuries required surgery

Half had history of medication treatment and one-third had psychotherapeutic interventions

Naloxone access and pharmacy naloxone distribution not tied to more adolescent heroin, injection drug use

Increased impact of visceral adipose tissue on blood pressure seen with delayed and irregular sleep midpoint during school and on-break days

AYA cancer survivors bear most of the costs themselves in terms of lost productivity, loss of well-being, loss of life

Intervention included combination of school-based screening for psychopathology and subsequent referral

Increasing social vulnerability tied to decreases in receipt of care and survival

Ask Suicide-Screening Questions instrument also performs well for universal screening in emergency departments

High daily step count may not offset higher overweight or obesity risk for adolescents with eight or more hours of screen time

Larger changes seen among girls, regardless of ethnicity, body size, or socioeconomic status