Mental Health Care Utilization and Prescription Rates Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults in France

JAMA Network Open, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 8(1), P. e2452789 - e2452789

Published: Jan. 7, 2025

Importance Amid escalating mental health challenges among young individuals, intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, analyzing postpandemic trends is critical. Objective To examine care utilization and prescription rates for children, adolescents, adults before after pandemic. Design, Setting, Participants This population-based time trend study used an interrupted series analysis to patterns French population 25 years younger. Aggregated data from national insurance database January 2016 June 2023. Data were analyzed September 2023 February 2024. Main Outcomes Measures The number of individuals with at least 1 outpatient psychiatric consultation, those admitted full-time hospitalization, a suicide attempt, receiving psychotropic medication was computed. stratified age groups sex. Quasi-Poisson regression modeled deseasonalized data, estimating relative risk (RR) 95% CI differences in slopes Results included approximately 20 million younger (20 829 566 697 169 2022). In 2016, consisted 10 208 277 female participants (49.0%) 6 091 959 (29.2%) aged 18 years. Proportions similar 2022. Significant increases observed compared prepandemic period, especially females people 13 older. Outpatient consultations increased women (RR, 1.13; CI, 1.07-1.20), 17 1.15; 1.06-1.23), 1.08; 1.03-1.14). Hospitalizations attempt 1.14; 1.02-1.27) 1.07; 1.03-1.12). Regarding medications, almost all classes, except hypnotics, prescriptions between 2022 females, particularly marked rise period. For men, only antidepressants 1.03; 1.01-1.06), methylphenidate 1.09; 1.06-1.12), medications prescribed alcohol use disorders 1.04-1.13) observed, these less pronounced than (antidepressant: RR, 1.13, 1.09-1.16; methylphenidate: 1.13-1.18; dependence: 1.12; 1.08-1.16). Medications reserved severe situations, such as lithium or clozapine, more frequently starting Conclusions Relevance this study, time-series found deterioration France accentuating that already

Language: Английский

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Midiendo salud mental en estudiantes universitarios de Chile: construcción y validación de un cuestionario

European Public & Social Innovation Review, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 10, P. 1 - 17

Published: Jan. 21, 2025

Introducción: A partir de los cambios que el confinamiento pandémico trajo consigo, la salud mental en sector educación pasó a ser relevante, toda vez que, estas alteraciones las prácticas académicas este periodo están evidenciando secuelas estudiantes. Objetivo: Construir y validar un instrumento mida desde una perspectiva socioeconómica, cual concibe como emergente social. Metodología: Se realizó estudio cuantitativo, no experimental transversal. La muestra fue 313 estudiantes universitarios. Desde teórica se configuró siete dimensiones, distribuidas 24 ítems, cuales fueron medidos través escala tipo Likert. Resultados: 309 sujetos completaron correctamente. El cuestionario creado mostró adecuados índices psicométricos. Las dimensiones han definido teóricamente son: Salud Mental (SM); Carga Académica (CA); Rendimiento Académico (RA); Apoyo familiar (AF); Relación entre Pares (RP); Disposición docente hacia del/la estudiante (DD); Oferta Programática Institución (OP). Estas pueden explicar 68,7% varianza del constructo. Conclusión: percepción para universitarios posee validez fiabilidad, por lo tanto, permite su aplicación adecuado pertinente.

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Critical Issues in Psychological Services Within Italian Schools: Definition, Contexts, Interventions, and Legislation for Vulnerable Populations

Children, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(4), P. 433 - 433

Published: March 29, 2025

This paper presents a comprehensive literature review that investigates the pivotal role of school psychologists within Italian educational context, highlighting their importance in promoting mental health and students' well-being, emphasizing psychology evidence-based service to facilitate personal professional development both students staff. To conduct this review, we utilized databases such as Scopus, ResearchGate, PsycINFO, PubMed access recent scientific related Italy, focusing primarily on studies published between 2018 2025. We employed keywords including "school psychologist Italy", "mental health", "COVID-19", "COVID-19 psychologists", legislation Italy" guide our search. By synthesizing existing literature, study aims explore integration effectiveness psychological services schools, particularly light challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic. provides an overview current state with particular attention emotional exacerbated event has profoundly impacted community life highlighted health, prompting Italy enhance presence schools. Furthermore, critically analyzes laws frameworks, drawing data from extensive examination legislative documents previous regarding implementation services. The findings reveal 69.2% schools adopted following initiatives, aimed at addressing trauma discomfort caused Despite progress, figure is still rare while significant steps have been taken, shift towards more preventative holistic model currently essential.

Language: Английский

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Association between screen time, homework and reading duration, sleep duration, social jetlag and mental health among Chinese children and adolescents

BMC Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: Nov. 8, 2024

To examine the associations of screen time, homework and reading duration, sleep social jetlag with mental health in children adolescents, as well its gender differences.

Language: Английский

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Association between physical activity and mental health problems among children and adolescents: A moderated mediation model of emotion regulation and gender

Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 369, P. 489 - 498

Published: Oct. 11, 2024

Language: Английский

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