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Understanding parental trauma in caring for children with down syndrome within LSEN school settings
Habeeb Omoponle Adewuyi · Veronica M. Dwarika
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1926429
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Clinical characteristics and camouflaging behaviors in children and adolescents with late-diagnosed autism spectrum disorder: a retrospective descriptive study
Nazlı Burcu Özbaran · Zeynep İrem Şener · Seda Sarı · Gülenay Korkmaz Şahin
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1910194
Study Protocol
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Nurturing environments for shaping trauma-responsive care and recovery: a realist coproduction study protocol
Sarah Parry · Geoff Wong · Steven Ariss · Sadie Rodell · Elaine Craig · Emma Ford · David Graham · Zarah Eve · Joy Duxbury
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1816036
Perspective
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Beyond effectiveness: orienting youth mental health research towards population impact
M. E. Loades · J. R. Weisz · R. S. Beidas
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1952905
Brief Research Report
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A brief research report on the efficacy of Griffonia and Lactium supplementation in a clinical preschool sample with anxiety disorders and emotional dysregulation
Paola Linguanti · Irene Troiano · Marika Ricci · Greta Tolomei · Roberta Igliozzi · Antonio Narzisi · Gabriele Masi · Gianluca Sesso · Valentina Viglione
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1905412
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Maternal adverse childhood experiences and epigenetic aging in pediatric populations: a scoping review
Debjani Chanda · Munawar Hussain Soomro · Jaeden Cole · Gillian England-Mason · Deborah Dewey
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1913117
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The role of mother-youth biobehavioral synchrony during stress in predicting youth well-being
Christina A. Rowley · Juelle Ford · Frances Haofei Li · Zahara O. Cuevas-Kovanis · Monet Ruiz · Jennifer A. Somers · Jessica L. Borelli
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1923350
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A systematic review to characterize functional tic-like behaviors
Joseph B. Gary · Jacob S. Shaw · Joseph F. McGuire
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1936806
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Faith, family, and stigma after parental divorce: psychological well-being among Indonesian Muslim adolescent girls
Slametiningsih · Achir Yani S. Hamid · Mustikasari Mustikasari · Raden Irawati Ismail
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1928639
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AI-enabled and comparator digital interventions for adolescent mental health (2020–2025): early detection, human–AI collaboration, and ethical governance—a PRISMA-ScR scoping review
Noorayisahbe Mohd Yaacob · Mohamed Doheir · Ali Algumaei · Mohammed Nasser Al-Andoli · Jamil Abedalrahim Jamil Alsayaydeh · Abdelrafe Elzamly · Abd Samad Basari
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1905782
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Smartphone acquisition as an inflection point in early adolescence digital exposome: relevance to mental health
Ziv Bren · Kate T. Tran · Ronald Clinton · Elina Visoki · Lani A. Tran · Nadine Michel · Tyler M. Moore · Samuel D. Pimentel · Ran Barzilay
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1940646
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Modification of an observational tool to evaluate how community health workers engage low-income latino parents in parent–child interaction therapy
Hanan N. Salem · Francesca Rodriguez · Juliana Ison · Dainelys Garcia · Jason F. Jent · Eileen M. Davis · Betty Alonso · W. Andrew Rothenberg · Natalie Espinosa · Camille Perez · Yanet M. Rivera · Lilian M. Orbano-Flores · Carla Rincon · Miya L. Barnett
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1856265
Editorial
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Editorial: Longitudinal data analysis in child and adolescent mental health, volume II
Joseph M. Boden · Shuting Zheng · Jessica A. Kerr · Tomoya Hirota
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1979900
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Neurocognitive endophenotypes in neurodevelopmental disorders: social cognition and executive functions in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 1 and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Grazia Maria Giovanna Pastorino · Miriam Olivieri · Antonio Aquino · Noemi Mungo · Rossella Suriano · Francesca Felicia Operto
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1920753
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Jointly held care documents in child and adolescent mental health services: a systematic review
Neve Jones · James Roe · Josephine Holland
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1863944
Clinical Trial
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Acceptability and feasibility of the Ushirikiano treatment model for Kenyan adolescents: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Nabila Amin Ali · Shillah Mwaniga Mwavua · Obadia Yator · Joseph Kathono · Anja C. Huizink · Manasi Kumar
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1890788
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Prevalence and psychosocial correlates of depressive symptom risk among secondary school students in Saudi Arabia: a mixed-methods study
Ibrahim Awad Eljack Ibrahim · Abdullah M. Alshahrani · Abdullah Hassan Alhalafi · Kamal Eldin Hussein Elhassan · Abubakar Mohamed Jibo · Partha Nandi · Adel M. Alshahrani · Ahmed A. Alghamdy · Awn S. Alhersh · Ayed M. Al-Qahtani · Asim M. Alasmari · Ali H. Alhelal · Hani Abdulrahman F. Al-Qahtani · Hassan S. Alshahrani · Ribi M. Alhersh
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1926540
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Psychological impact of armed conflict and forced displacement on children and adolescents
Maryam Masoomi · Mahdieh Saeidi · Mona Salehi · Sakshi Prasad · Omar Alzein · Deblina Roy · Mohita Joshi · Sasidhar Gunturu
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1912159
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Early motor trajectories and distinct psychopathological profiles in adolescents born very and extremely preterm
Emanuela Claudia Turco · Davide Fausto Borrelli · Federica Cimmino · Laura Caiazza · Lorenzo Petrolini · Tommaso Vitali · Cecilia Ferrari · Benedetta Piccolo · Susanna Esposito · Maria Carmela Pera · Matteo Tonna
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1894705
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Profiles of gifted students through the eyes of their teachers: identifying students at risk for underachievement
Fae Aimée van der Weijden · Lisette Hornstra · Evelyn H. Kroesbergen
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1678145
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Referral pathways as mechanisms of child maltreatment identification: evidence from a German Childhood-House
Silke Pawils · Elisa Grossmann · Axel Heinemann · Benjamin Ondruschka
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1907809
Hypothesis and Theory
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A phenotype- and potency-gated extracellular vesicle allocation hypothesis for autism
Burak Tatlı · İbrahim Kamer
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1942419
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Co-designing and piloting adolescent-adapted social rhythm therapy for young people with unipolar and bipolar depression: a mixed-methods feasibility case series
Gonzalo Salazar de Pablo · Claudia Aymerich · Zahra Kamran · Cecilia Sanjuan-Ortiz · Nuria Laherran-Cantera · Shantal Zeb · Eleonora Armyra · Allan H. Young · Aditya Sharma · Cornelius Ani · Manasi Kumar · Holly A. Swartz
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1909726
Editorial
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Editorial: Rising stars in developmental psychopathology and mental health 2024
Nicky Wright · Christine Puckering
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1937431
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The mediating role of psychological resilience and coping styles among Chinese medical students in the relationship between perceived social support and learning engagement among medical students
Yue Li · Fan Zhang · Mengran Zhang · Hua Zhu · Zhe Jin
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1835372
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Guanfacine extended-release use in diagnostic diversity and symptom complexity
Gülenay Korkmaz Şahin · Seda Sarı · Zeynep İrem Şener · Nazlı Burcu Özbaran
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1912093
Perspective
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Autism care: reimagining the spectrum
Steven Merahn
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1825292
Opinion
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The gut microbiome as a modifiable contributor to autism spectrum disorder: a precision gut–immune–brain perspective
Eva Sclabassi · Jun Hur · Jiying Ling · Yuen Gao
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1900538
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The role of receptive arts and culture to improve anxiety, depression and psychological distress in young people: a realist review
Daniel Hayes · Joely Wright · Louise Chandler · Kayleigh Albaya de Gago · Summi Ng · Joe Langley · Daisy Fancourt · Kamaldeep Bhui · Roisin Mooney · Rebecca Syed Sheriff
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1869450
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Psychological risk profiles are associated with severity and motivational-volitional mechanisms of non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents and young adults
Elisa Schmied-Weggler · Zrinka Sosic-Vasic · Bernhard Connemann · Julia Kroener
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1878269
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Sex-dependent vulnerability to early-life phthalates exposure and autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review
Ivana Bucaro · Paola Palanza · Davide Ponzi
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1865057
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Cost-utility analysis of home treatment versus inpatient treatment in child and adolescent psychiatry: a decision analysis
Karolina Foremnik · Gaby Sroczynski · Barbara Buchberger
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1923381
Hypothesis and Theory
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Navigating through trauma-informed care and behavioral treatment in young children with feeding problems
Meeta R. Patel · Ashley S. Andersen-Weber
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1791744
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Youth post-discharge recovery and family adjustment after inpatient mental health treatment – study protocol for the longitudinal mixed-methods ReCoVer study
Amos-Silvio Erik Friedrich · Martina Zemp
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1605414
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Redefining autism in adulthood interventions in and through social virtual environments: an exploratory cross-cultural study
Vivian Darlene Grillo · Gaia Tanini · Federica Ciuciulla Rana · Paola Venuti
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1770399
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The association between body mass index and body bulk with externalizing behavior: a longitudinal twin study
Sofi Oskarsson · Adrian Raine · Anneli Andersson · Shichun Ling · Bridget Bertoldi · Laura A. Baker · Catherine Tuvblad
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1905375
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“Rise amid the global uncertainty and chaos” socio-environmental threats risk towards quality of life, mental health and psychological well-being of young adults in Malaysia
Siti Khadijah Zainal Badri · Khalif Farhan Abdul Mutallib
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1854310
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Strong feelings, small bites: investigating emotional undereating in children's picky eating and food neophobia within the family context
Juliette Taquet · Lien Goossens · Ellen Moens · Sandra Verbeken
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1730322
Brief Research Report
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Borderline personality traits in early adolescence: the role of attachment and reflective functioning
Iouliani Koullourou · Christos Mantas · Thomas Hyphantis · Evangelia Karagiannopoulou · Carla Sharp · Giovanni Abrahão Salum · Konstantinos Kotsis
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1898910
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Toward the automation of family semantic grids: a pilot exploration of text mining for evidence-informed systemic-relational psychotherapy
Eleonora Florio · Simone Rota Biasetti · Ilenia Piazzalunga
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1800848
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Is fatigue associated with adolescents’ mental health? A pre- vs. post-COVID-19 cross-sectional survey comparison
Anne Abio · Andre Sourander · Omid Dadras · Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki · Sonja Gilbert · Olli Ruuskanen
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1745757
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Maternal psychopathic traits prospectively predict youth callous-unemotional traits
Nicholas D. Thomson · Jessica J. James
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1894994
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Pragmatic language disorders as predictors of psychopathological trajectories in childhood and adolescence: a systematic review
Sergio Melogno · Paolo Stievano · Andrea Paglialunga
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1860959
Editorial
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Editorial: Severe mental illnesses in children: unravelling developmental trajectories, neuropsychiatric impairments, and chronic pain
Elena S. Monarch · Piero Pavone
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1889961
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Optimizing joint engagement in autism: considering toddler developmental abilities and caregiver stress
Sydney Seese · Angelina Matar · Lily Mendes · Amanda Gulsrud · Connie Kasari
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1858019
Brief Research Report
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High prevalence and multilevel correlates of suicidal ideation Among Bahamian adolescents: findings from a national study
Deogwoon Kim · Jessica Moszkowicz · Nikkiah Forbes · Marcellus Taylor · Chloee Deveaux · Karen MacDonell · Lynette Deveaux · Bo Wang
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1848813
Case Report
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Case Report: Early-onset psychosis as a sentinel manifestation of 3q29 deletion syndrome in an adolescent with neurodevelopmental disorders
W. Vidal · B. Masotto · M. Viñas-Jornet · J. A. Ramos-Quiroga · G. Español-Martín
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1823061
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Caregiver adverse childhood experiences and burden: associations with child welfare risk in a caregiver-child-sample
Fabienne Albert · Julia Franziska Baschab · Justine Hussong · Dominik Leininger · Eva Möhler · Katja Kauczor-Rieck
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1827054