Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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Each month JAACAP highlights a selected article found within the pages of the Journal by providing a podcast interview with the author. Tune in regularly to this feature of JAACAP, where we strive for a relaxed 'fireside chat' atmosphere in which authors can share aspects of their science that we are less often privy to. Podcasts are typically 15 to 20 minutes in length.

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11.30.2023

JAACAP December 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Aviva K. Olsavsky interviews Mr. Rickard Ahlberg on an examination of height in 14,268 males aged 18 years with ADHD before and after ADHD medications were available in Sweden.

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry episodes:

11.30.2023 Associations Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), ADHD Medication, and Shorter Height: A Quasi-Experimental and Family-Based Study: JAACAP December 2023 JAACAP December 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Aviva K. Olsavsky interviews Mr. Rickard Ahlberg on an examination of height in 14,268 males aged 18 years with ADHD before and after ADHD medications were available in Sweden.
11.01.2023 Developmental Pathways of the Family Bereavement Program to Prevent Major Depression 15 Years Later: JAACAP November 2023 JAACAP November 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Nicole K. Cotton interviews Dr. Irwin Sandler on the developmental pathways through which the Family Bereavement Program (FBP) reduces major depression and generalized anxiety disorder 15 years later.
09.26.2023 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Latent Profiles of Maternal Distress: JAACAP October 2023 JAACAP October 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Jung W. Kim interviews Dr. Wanjiku F.M. Njoroge on impacts of stressors during neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization on mother and child health at child age 5.
08.30.2023 Intensive Longitudinal Assessment of Adolescents to Predict Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors: JAACAP September 2023 JAACAP September 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Alastair J. McKean interviews Dr. Randy P. Auerbach on an intensive longitudinal assessment through the use of personal smartphones that offers a feasible method to assess variability in adolescents’ emotional experiences and suicide risk.
07.27.2023 Meta-analysis: The Effectiveness of Youth Psychotherapy Interventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: JAACAP August 2023 JAACAP August 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Carol Vidal interviews Dr. Katherine E. Venturo-Conerly on a meta-analysis that highlights the potential benefits of youth psychotherapy in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as well as the need for more studies of youth ...
06.27.2023 Psychiatric Characteristics of Students Who Make Threats Toward Others at School: JAACAP July 2023 JAACAP July 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Desiree Shapiro interviews Dr. Deborah M. Weisbrot on a study aimed to describe students who make threats, factors prompting psychiatric interventions, and treatment recommendations.
05.25.2023 The Association Between Media-Based Exposure to Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Emergency Department Visits for Self-Harm: JAACAP June 2023 JAACAP June 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Aviva K. Olsavsky interviews Dr. Hyo-Won Kim on the impact of media on nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviors and how responsible media coverage of NSSI and appropriate guidelines may help prevent increases in self-harm.
04.24.2023 Longitudinal Changes in Cortical Surface Area Associated With Transition to Psychosis in Adolescents at Clinical High Risk for the Disease: JAACAP May 2023 JAACAP May 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Nicole King Cotton interviews Drs. Adriana Fortea and Gisela Sugranyes on how transitions to psychosis in adolescence are associated with changes in longitudinal trajectory of brain cortical surface area.
03.28.2023 Right Prefrontal Cortical Thickness Is Associated With Response to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: JAACAP April 2023 JAACAP April 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Jung W. Kim interviews Dr. Carles Soriano-Mas on associations between structural features of specific brain regions and response to psychological treatments, and how they may be more easily observed in developing brains. These results ...
02.24.2023 Impact of the Russian Invasion on Mental Health of Adolescents in Ukraine: JAACAP March 2023 JAACAP March 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Alastair J. McKean interviews Dr. Andre Sourander on a cross-sectional study that compared war experiences, PTSD, anxiety, and depression in 2,766 adolescents aged 11 to 17 living in the war-torn Donetsk region and peaceful ...
01.26.2023 Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Efficacy of Pharmacological Interventions for Irritability and Emotional Dysregulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Predictors of Response: JAACAP February 2023 JAACAP February 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Carol Vidal interviews Dr. Mara Parellada on the efficacy of pharmacological interventions for irritability and emotional dysregulation in autism spectrum disorder and predictors of response.
12.27.2022 Methylphenidate, Guanfacine, and Combined Treatment Effects on Electroencephalography Correlates of Spatial Working Memory in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: JAACAP January 2023 JAACAP January 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Desiree Shapiro interviews Dr. Giorgia Michelini on the investigation of the neural mechanisms underlying medication effects using cortical source analysis of electroencephalography (EEG) data.
11.28.2022 Homotypic and Heterotypic Continuity in Psychiatric Symptoms From Childhood to Adolescence in Autistic Youth: JAACAP December 2022 JAACAP December 2022: Contributing Editor Dr. Aviva K. Olsavsky interviews Dr. Virginia Carter Leno on the results from a community-based sample that suggests psychiatric symptoms in autistic youth exhibit substantial developmental continuity and thus highlight the importance of early screening ...
10.24.2022 Effects of Computer-Assisted Social Skills Training in Children With Disruptive Behavior Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial: JAACAP November 2022 JAACAP November 2022: Contributing Editor Dr. Nicole King Cotton interviews Prof. Dr. Anja Goertz-Dorten on a randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of therapist-led, computer-assisted social skills training to a resource activation intervention in a clinical sample of 100 children ...
09.28.2022 Understanding Associations Between Race/Ethnicity, Experiences of Discrimination, and Psychotic-like Experiences in Middle Childhood: JAACAP October 2022 JAACAP October 2022: Contributing Editor Dr. Jung W. Kim interviews Dr. Nicole R. Karcher on examining factors that may account for race/ethnicity differences in psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) in a middle childhood sample, including evidence for experiences of discrimination as a ...
08.26.2022 Review: Structural Racism, Children’s Mental Health Service Systems, and Recommendations for Policy and Practice Change: JAACAP September 2022 JAACAP September 2022: Contributing Editor Dr. Alastair J. McKean interviews Dr. Kiara Alvarez on recommendations for what states, counties, cities, and mental health systems can do to promote antiracist evidence-based practices in children’s mental health.
07.27.2022 Do "Real World" Childhood Mental Health Services Reduce Risk for Adult Psychiatric Disorders?: JAACAP August 2022 JAACAP August 2022: Contributing Editor Dr. Carol Vidal interviews Dr. William E. Copeland on study data from the 25-year Great Smoky Mountains Study to test the "intervention as prevention" hypothesis: that treatment of childhood psychopathology in the community might reduce ...
07.15.2022 Psychiatric Outcomes, Functioning, and Participation in Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns at Age 15 Years: JAACAP July 2022 JAACAP July 2022: Contributing Editor Dr. Desiree Shapiro interviews Dr. Jean A. Frazier on evaluating the prevalence, co-occurrence, sex differences, and functional correlates of DSM-5 psychiatric disorders in 15-year-old adolescents born extremely preterm.
06.27.2022 Psychiatric Outcomes, Functioning, and Participation in Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns at Age 15 Years: JAACAP July 2022 JAACAP July 2022: Contributing Editor Dr. Desiree Shapiro interviews Dr. Jean A. Frazier on evaluating the prevalence, co-occurrence, sex differences, and functional correlates of DSM-5 psychiatric disorders in 15-year-old adolescents born extremely preterm.
05.25.2022 Meta-analysis: Are Psychotherapies Less Effective for Black Youth in Communities With Higher Levels of Anti-Black Racism? : JAACAP June 2022 JAACAP June 2022: Contributing Editor Dr. Aviva K. Olsavsky interviews Dr. Maggi A. Price on a spatial meta-analysis that examines whether anti-Black cultural racism moderates the efficacy of psychotherapy interventions among youth.
04.25.2022 Black Youth Suicide: Investigation of Current Trends and Precipitating Circumstances: JAACAP May 2022 JAACAP May 2022: Contributing Editor Dr. Nicole King Cotton interviews Dr. Arielle H. Sheftall on current trends and precipitating circumstances of suicide by sex and age group in Black youth 5 to 17 years of age, using 2 national databases, ...
03.22.2022 Meta-analysis: Which Components of Parent Training Work for Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?: JAACAP April 2022 JAACAP April 2022: Contributing Editor Dr. Jung W. Kim interviews Dr. Tycho J. Dekkers on a meta-regression analysis investigating which specific behavioral techniques parents learn in parent training, and how they are associated with effects on parental outcomes.
02.22.2022 Adult Outcome as Seen Through Controlled Prospective Follow-up Studies of Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Followed Into Adulthood: JAACAP March 2022 JAACAP March 2022: Contributing Editor Dr. Alastair J. McKean interviews Dr. Lily Hechtman on adult outcome of people with ADHD diagnosed in childhood and its several key predictors via a review of 7 North American controlled prospective follow-up studies: Montreal, ...
01.26.2022 Systematic Review: Nonverbal Learning Disability: JAACAP February 2022 JAACAP February 2022: Contributing Editor Dr. Carol Vidal interviews Dr. Prudence W. Fisher on a systematic review of literature on nonverbal learning disability (NVLD), revealing great heterogeneity in criteria used to define NVLD and important methodological limitations in most research ...
12.22.2021 A Randomized Controlled Trial of Combinatorial Pharmacogenetics Testing in Adolescent Depression.: JAACAP January 2022 JAACAP January 2022: Contributing Editor Dr. Desiree Shapiro interviews Drs. Jennifer L. Vande Voort and Paul E. Croarkin on evaluating the clinical impact of combinatorial pharmacogenetics testing in a double-blind, randomized, controlled effectiveness study for the pharmacologic treatment of adolescents ...
12.08.2021 Adverse Effects of Refeeding on the Plasma Lipidome in Young Individuals With Anorexia Nervosa?: JAACAP December 2021 JAACAP December 2021: Contributing Editor Dr. Aviva K. Olsavsky interviews Dr. Friederike I. Tam and Prof. Dr. Stefan Ehrlich on inspiring more research on nutritional interventions in anorexia nervosa and evidence for possible short-term adverse effects of current refeeding practices ...
10.27.2021 A Novel Group Parenting Intervention for Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties in Young Autistic Children: Autism Spectrum Treatment and Resilience (ASTAR): A Randomized Controlled Trial: JAACAP Novem JAACAP November 2021: Contributing Editor Dr. Carol Vidal interviews Professor Tony Charman on the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a group behavioral parenting intervention for emotional and behavioral problems in young autistic children.
09.22.2021 Systematic Review: The State of Research Into Youth Helplines: JAACAP October 2021 JAACAP October 2021: Contributing Editor Dr. Desiree Shapiro interviews Dr. Kairi Kolves on a systematic review of extracted literature from 5 electronic databases to determine the status of research into the use of helplines among young people.
08.19.2021 Adolescent Suicide, Household Firearm Ownership, and the Effects of Child Access Prevention Laws.: JAACAP September 2021 JAACAP September 2021: Contributing Editor Dr. Alastair J. McKean interviews Dr. Katherine L. Kivisto on the increased risk of adolescent suicide associated with household
07.21.2021 The Ethics of Predicting Autism Spectrum Disorder in Infancy: JAACAP August 2021 JAACAP August 2021: Contributing Editor Dr. Nicole King Cotton interviews Dr. Katherine E. MacDuffie on decisions about predictive genetic testing for children.
06.23.2021 Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial of Neurofeedback for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder With 13-Month Follow-up: JAACAP July 2021 JAACAP July 2021: Contributing Editor Dr. Jung W. Kim interviews Drs. L. Eugene Arnold and Roger deBeus on if theta/beta-ratio (TBR) electroencephalographic biofeedback (neurofeedback [NF]) has a specific effect on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) beyond nonspecific benefit.
06.03.2021 Genetic Studies of Mental Illness: Are Children Being Left Behind? : JAACAP June 2021 JAACAP June 2021: Contributing Editor Dr. Aviva Olsavsky interviews Dr. Jonathan Posner on understanding the genetic architecture of psychiatric disorders and how this knowledge can inform strategies for identifying high-risk individuals, early intervention, and development of personalized treatment approaches. Genetic ...
04.29.2021 Development, Psychopathology, and Ethnicity II: Psychiatric Disorders Among Young Adults: JAACAP May 2021 JAACAP May 2021: Contributing Editor Dr. Carol Vidal interviews Dr. Cristiane S. Duarte on the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and their continuity since childhood among young adults from the same ethnic group living in 2 low-income contexts. Development, Psychopathology, and ...
03.26.2021 Changes in Intrinsic Brain Connectivity in Family-Focused Therapy Versus Standard Psychoeducation Among Youths at High Risk for Bipolar Disorder: JAACAP April 2021 JAACAP April 2021: Contributing Editor Dr. Desiree Shapiro interviews Dr. Manpreet K. Singh on the comparison of intrinsic network connectivity in symptomatic youths at high risk for bipolar disorder and healthy comparison youths.
02.23.2021 Training Community Therapists to Deliver an Individualized Mental Health Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Changes in Caregiver Outcomes and Mediating Role on Child Outcomes : JAACAP March 20 JAACAP March 2021: Contributing Editor Dr. Alastair J. McKean interviews Dr. Lauren Brookman-Frazee on the impact of training therapists to deliver AIM HI, an individualized mental health intervention for children with ASD and challenging behaviors.
01.26.2021 One Size Does Not Fit All: Making Suicide Prevention and Interventions Equitable for Our Increasingly Diverse Communities: JAACAP February 2021 JAACAP February 2021: Contributing Editor Dr. Nicole King Cotton interviews Dr. Jocelyn I. Meza on 6 specific recommendations regarding research and clinical practices that can advance clinical science around suicide prevention and intervention for minoritized youths.
12.18.2020 Coloring Outside the Lines: Making Black and Brown Lives Matter in the Prevention of Youth Suicide: JAACAP January 2021 JAACAP January 2021: Contributing Editor Dr. Jung W. Kim and Dr. Eraka Bath discuss understudied but increasing suicide in African American youths, and the need for child and adolescent psychiatrists to develop work groups to address the problem from prevention, ...
11.30.2020 Trajectories in Symptoms of Autism and Cognitive Ability in Autism From Childhood to Adult Life: Findings From a Longitudinal Epidemiological Cohort: JAACAP December 2020 JAACAP December 2020: Contributing Editor Jerome H. Taylor interviews Dr. Emily Simonoff on first-time use of a longitudinal population-based autism cohort to chart the trajectories of cognition and autism symptoms from childhood to early adulthood and identify features that predict ...
10.27.2020 Rapid Systematic Review: The Impact of Social Isolation and Loneliness on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in the Context of COVID-19: JAACAP November 2020 JAACAP November 2020: Contributing Editor Dr. Gerrit van Schalkwyk interviews Dr. Maria Elizabeth Loades to discuss and assess existing research that has looked at social isolation and loneliness in young people.
09.25.2020 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Anxiety Disorders: JAACAP October 2020 JAACAP October 2020: Contributing Editor Dr. Kara Bagot interviews Drs. Heather J. Walter and A. Reese Abright on on the first in a new series of AACAP Clinical Practice Guidelines that addresses the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders in ...
08.27.2020 Advancing Research in Child Suicide: A Call to Action: JAACAP September 2020 JAACAP September 2020: Dr. John Erik Leikauf interviews Dr. Lynsay Ayer on the problem of child suicide and provides recommendations with ethical considerations for future research and practice.
07.28.2020 Translating Discoveries in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Genomics to an Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Cohort: JAACAP August 2020 JAACAP August 2020: Translating Discoveries in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Genomics to an Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Cohort
06.25.2020 Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Outcomes of Routine Specialist Mental Health Care for Young People With Depression and/or Anxiety: JAACAP July 2020 JAACAP July 2020: Dr. Marika Inga Wrzosek interviews Dr. Holly Alice Bear to discuss outcomes of routine treatment for anxiety and depression in youth.
05.26.2020 Stigma and Acceptance of Sierra Leone's Child Soldiers: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Adult Mental Health and Social Functioning: JAACAP June 2020 JAACAP June 2020: Contributing Editor Dr. Jerome H. Taylor interviews Dr. Theresa S. Betancourt on the associations of war and postconflict factors with mental health among Sierra Leone's former child soldiers as adults.
04.24.2020 Behavior Modification Is Associated With Reduced Psychotropic Medication Use in Children With Aggression in Inpatient Treatment: A Retrospective Cohort Study: JAACAP May 2020 JAACAP May 2020: Associate Editor Dr. Robert R. Althoff interviews AACAP President Dr. Gabrielle A. Carlson on changes in PRN psychotropic medication use to manage severe aggression on a children's psychiatric inpatient unit.
03.24.2020 Call for Improvements to Federal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Workforce Projection Methods: JAACAP April 2020 JAACAP April 2020: Contributing Editor Dr. Kara Bagot interviews Mss. Ilango and McManus on the unmet need for mental and behavioral health services among children, adolescents, and young adults in the US.
02.20.2020 A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Citalopram Adjunctive to Stimulant Medication in Youth With Chronic Severe Irritability.: JAACAP March 2020 JAACAP March 2020: Contributing Editor Dr. John Erik Leikauf interviews Dr. Kenneth Towbin on the effects of adding citalopram to methylphenidate in the treatment of chronic severe irritability in youth using a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled design.
01.23.2020 Association Between the Release of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and Suicide Rates in the United States: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis: JAACAP February 2020 JAACAP February 2020: Contributing Editor Dr. Christopher Hammond interviews Dr. Jeffrey A. Bridge on the association between the release of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why and suicide rates in the United States.
12.30.2019 Meta-Analysis: 13-Year Follow-up of Psychotherapy Effects on Youth Depression: JAACAP January 2020 JAACAP January 2020: Contributing Editor Dr. Gerrit van Schalkwyk interviews Dr. Dikla Eckshtain on the need for treatment development and research to improve both immediate and longer-term benefits in depressed youths.
11.20.2019 Early Pubertal Timing and Testosterone Associated With Higher Levels of Adolescent Depression in Girls: JAACAP December 2019 JAACAP December 2019: Contributing Editor Dr. Jerome H. Taylor interviews Dr. William E. Copeland on the relative contributions of pubertal timing, pubertal status, and sex hormones on the increases in female depression.

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