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  • Volume 20
  • Number 2
  • April 2022

From the Guest Editor

Reviews

Publication date: 01 April 2022

Pages176–183

Maltreatment and resultant traumatic stress can disrupt child and youth development and lead to negative effects in adulthood. A staged, trauma-informed approach to pharmacologic treatment may be beneficial for children with a history of maltreatment–...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20210033

Publication date: 01 April 2022

Pages184–190

SSRIs are the first-line psychopharmacologic intervention for youths with depression and anxiety, whereas SNRIs have a more limited role. Pharmacokinetic differences between youths and adults must be considered when using these medications and may produce ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20210036

Articles

Publication date: 01 April 2022

Pages191–196

As rates of suicide increase among youths, understanding key risk and protective factors, identifying youths at risk, assessing the acuity of this risk, and utilizing interventions to mitigate it are important skills for clinicians involved in youth ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20220039

Publication date: 01 April 2022

Pages197–203

Black youths have rarely been included in randomized controlled trials of treatment for self-harm and suicide or in establishment of these behavior risk factors. Suicide interventions tailored for Black youths that consider the socioecological context in ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20210034

Publication date: 01 April 2022

Pages204–209

Family relationships can precipitate and perpetuate mental illness or can alleviate emotional and behavioral problems, leading to improved outcomes. Treatment can be enhanced by engaging patients’ family members as partners whose skills can be developed ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20210035

Communication Commentary

Ethics Commentary

Abstracts

Bibliography

Influential Publications

Publication date: 01 April 2022

Pages224–231

Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to young adults’ lives, resulting in mental health difficulties for many; however, some individuals are particularly prone to heightened anxiety. Little is known about the early life ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.22020002

Publication date: 01 April 2022

Pages232–240

Recently, research has reported that the rates of suicide among Black children between the ages of 5 to 12-years-old are increasing as they are now more likely to commit suicide than White children. Yet, there are very few, if any, frameworks being used ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.22020003

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