Social Media and Sleep Health

May 20, 2025 by in PEDIATRICS Comments Off on Social Media and Sleep Health

Social media interferes with pediatric sleep health with downstream consequences for mental health and other developmental outcomes. Based on the literature on screen use and sleep, social media likely affects…

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Family-Centered Trauma-Informed Care

May 20, 2025 by in PEDIATRICS Comments Off on Family-Centered Trauma-Informed Care

Trauma encompasses physical and psychological injuries from various incidents. Research indicates that traumatic experiences are prevalent and occur early. Trauma can lead to severe long-term health issues if left unrecognized…

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Physical Abuse

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Cutaneous injuries are the most common presentation of child physical abuse. Identification of injuries concerning for physical abuse is a challenging but important responsibility of pediatric clinicians. It is important…

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Impact of Parental Substance Misuse on Children

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The potential impact of parental substance misuse extends from the perinatal period through adolescence. Medical management of the affected child should address acute symptoms of toxicity or withdrawal and include…

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Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Children

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This review article highlights the longitudinal impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on children, with a particular focus on in utero exposure and the mother–infant dyad. Research related to the…

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Abusive Head Trauma

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Abusive head trauma is a form of child maltreatment that is most prevalent in the first year of life and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The varying clinical…

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Physical Abuse

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Evaluating children who present with fractures for abuse can be challenging but is important since fractures are one of the commonest presentations of physical injury in children who are physically…

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Child Torture Perpetrated by a Caregiver

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Nonpolitically motivated child torture perpetrated by a caregiver is frequently characterized by victim physical abuse, psychological abuse, and neglect (including deprivation of basic necessities), often in settings of social isolation…

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