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Adolescents Who Experience Cyberbullying May Be More Likely To Think About Suicide, Researchers
Say
HealthDay (6/28) reports, “Adolescents who experience cyberbullying are more likely to think about suicide,” re-
searchers concluded after analyzing “data collected between July 2018 and January 2021 from the Adolescent Brain
Cognitive Development study...which contains information from 10,000 U.S. children between the ages of 10 and 13,
including data from a cyberbullying questionnaire.” The study revealed “a link between being bullied online,
through texts or on social media, and thoughts of suicide that go above and beyond the link between suicidal
thoughts and traditional offline bullying.” The findings were published online June 27 in JAMA Network Open.

US School Districts Implementing Mental Health Measures During Summer Classes
The Wall Street Journal (7/7, Chapman, Subscription Publication) reports on how US school districts are implement-
ing measures during summer classes to help ameliorate the effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on student men-
tal health.

Drinking Alone During Adolescence, Young Adulthood May Increase Risk For Alcohol Abuse Later In
Life, Study Finds

CNN (7/11, LaMotte) reports, “Drinking alone during adolescence and young adulthood can strongly increase the
risk for alcohol abuse later in life, especially if you are a woman, a...study finds.” Researchers “analyzed data from
the Monitoring the Future study, an ongoing investigation of 4,500 teens who were asked about their drinking habits
while high school seniors.” The findings were published online in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

The Hill (7/11, Barnes) reports, “Young people who drank alone at age 18 were 35 percent more likely to report
symptoms of alcohol use disorder, while people who reported drinking by themselves in their early twenties were 60
percent more likely to report these symptoms.”

Purposeful Targeting Of Sleep, Emotion Regulation May Help Reduce Suicide Risk Among High-Risk
Adolescents, Young Adults, Small Study Suggests
HCPlive (7/8, Butera) reported research indicates that “purposeful targeting of sleep and emotion regulation could
reduce the risk of suicide among adolescents and young adults who are at high-risk.” The findings of the 59-
participant study were published online July 2 in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Young Homosexual, Bisexual, And Gender-Diverse People Appear To Experience More Mental Distress
Than Their Heterosexual And Cisgender Peers, Study Suggests
Psychiatric News (7/1) reported, “Young homosexual, bisexual, and gender-diverse people experience more mental
distress than their heterosexual and cisgender peers,” researchers concluded after examining “data from 762,541 peo-
ple who participated in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System between 2014 and 2018.” The study revealed
that “the difference in rates of mental distress between people who identified as a sexual and gender minority and
those who identified as cisgender and heterosexual was strongest in those between the ages of 18 and 24 years.” The
findings were published online June 23 in Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.

Allergic Disorders In Early Childhood Tied To Increased Risks For ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder,
Study Finds
Healio (6/30, Gawel) reports, “Allergic disorders in early childhood significantly increase the risks for ADHD and, to
a lesser extent, autism spectrum disorder, according to a study.” Specifically, the study found that “early diagnosis of
rhinitis presented the highest risk for developing ADHD...followed by early diagnosis of aller-
gic conjunctivitis.” The findings were published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Continued on page 12

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