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Review
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Review
Naltrexone as an Adjunctive Treatment for Adolescents With Deliberate Self-Harm Behavior and Cannabis Use: A Case Series
04/02/2024
Anne Wei; Melva Navarro; Violet Yeager, DO, MSPH; Bishoy Goubran, MD; Robert A. Moran, MD
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) or deliberate self-harm is defined as the volitional, direct injury of the body tissue without suicidal intent. Substance abuse complicates the presentation because it masks...
04/02/2024
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Suicidality Among Pediatric Patients Decreased Following COVID-19–Related School Closures
10/30/2023
Leigh Precopio
Researchers examined trends and patterns of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for suicidality among pediatric patients.
10/30/2023
Original Research
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Original Research
Trends in Cannabis-Related Acute Psychosis Diagnoses in California-Based Emergency Departments
07/21/2023
In this article, authors examined the patterns of cannabis use, misuse, and dependence in patients with psychiatric or anxiety disorder diagnoses in California from 2015 to 2018.
07/21/2023

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Hannah Wulczyn
Podcast
CASSY: A Universal Screening Tool for Suicide Risk
07/19/2023
Hannah Wulczyn, MPA, discusses the Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth, or CASSY, the first-of-its-kind screening tool used for suicide risk in pediatric emergency departments.
07/19/2023
Top Papers Of The Month
Top Papers Of The Month
Suicide Risk Plus Depression Screening May Improve Treatment Rates Among Adolescents
10/26/2022
In this Pediatrics Top Paper, Brittany Perry, DO, writes about a study that compared the magnitude of positive depression screening results in adolescents across different approaches. She also writes about...
10/26/2022
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Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, PhD, BDS, MPH, CHES, on Understanding Suicidality Among Survivors of Head and Neck Cancers
11/28/2018
There is no one factor that can be pinpointed as the main driver of suicides among head and neck cancer survivors, said Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, PhD, BDS, MPH, CHES, of the Saint Louis University School of...
11/28/2018
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Trine Madsen, PhD, on Whether We Should Be Concerned About Suicide Risk in Concussions, TBIs
09/06/2018
Traumatic brain injuries of all degrees of severity are likely associated with an elevated suicide risk vs no TBI, according to a large-scale Danish cohort study. Consultant360 discussed the study’s key...
09/06/2018