Asking preadolescents about suicide does not increase suicidal thoughts

Repeated suicide screening was not associated with iatrogenic effects in preadolescents with and without a history of suicidal thoughts.

Clinicians have long feared that asking younger children about suicide could cause harm. New evidence from a 12-month study suggests that fear is not supported by the evidence.

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One size fits all: could transdiagnostic therapy treat mild anxiety and depression in preadolescents?

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Charlotte Huggett and Ian McGeoghegan blog about a case study, which looks at unifying treatment for mild anxiety and depression in preadolescence.

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