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MethodsWe reviewed electronic health records of children <= 18 years with MBH needs, who visited the PED of a large tertiary hospital from January 2017 to December 2019. We performed descriptive statistics, chi-square (chi(2)), and logistic regression analyses to evaluate trend in visit, ED...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth face multiple challenges during their adolescence. This chapter addresses the developmental, psychosocial, medical, and mental health needs of LGBT youth and their families. This chapter explores literature on LGBT youth health disparities and introduc...
Mental health problems (MHP) have a considerable negative impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children and their families [1,2]. Worldwide, it is estimated that 13% to 20% of children and adolescents suffer from MHP [3,4]. In Germany, overall prevalence of MHP is stable...
Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Center for Health Information Research, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, the People's Republic of China Lifen Feng, Ruoqing Chen & Yuantao Hao Special Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen Univers...
The authors advised family physicians and pediatricians to screen children for mental health issues. They also recommended that families observe consistent routines for schoolwork, sleep, screen use, and physical activity during the pandemic. Closing schools and recreational activities should be a strategy...
Descriptive statistics were performed using mean and standard deviation for normally distributed continuous variables, the median and interquartile range for continuous variables, and frequency and percentage for categorical variables. Fisher’s exact test, χ2-test, Mann–Whitney U test, or t-test ...
Childhood and adolescence are characterized by rapid dynamic changes to human brain structure and function1. This period of development is also a time during which the symptoms of many mental health disorders emerge2. Understanding how individual differences in brain development relate to the onset and...
ImportanceChronic skin disorders in children frequently are visible and can cause stigmatization. However, the extent of stigmatization from chronic skin disease and association with mental health needs further study. ObjectiveTo examine the extent of stigma, dependence on disease visibility...
Health and Mental Hygiene); North Carolina (Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research; North Carolina State Center for health Statistics); Rhode Island (Rhode Island Department of Health, Institutional Review Board, and Center for Health Data & Analysis); and Wisconsin (Agency for Health...