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A 2026 survey of 501 Syrian refugee teens in Türkiye linked higher resilience to fewer depression, anxiety, stress, and post-traumatic stress symptoms, but resilience explained only 1% to 3%…
Read articleA Turkish version of the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index, a widely used child and teen PTSD questionnaire, separated trauma-exposed adolescents with and without PTSD well in a 157-person clinic stu…
Read articleIn a 2026 study of 138 teens with ADHD at a clinic in Turkey, school discipline, frequent absences, family factors and gaps in ADHD treatment were far more common in those who also had condu…
Read articleIn a 2026 survey of 420 middle school students in eastern China, more physically active teens reported more cognitive reappraisal (reframing stressful situations), better stress-management h…
Read articleA 2026 PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis in Drug and Alcohol Review consolidated 30 publications covering 202 prevalence estimates from 120,041 South African adolescents: …
Read articleA 2026 fMRI study of 84 medication-free adolescents found that reward uncertainty had its own phase-specific brain pattern: anxiety, depression, and anhedonia separated across different task…
Read articleSensation seeking has long been linked to risky behaviors in teens, but its role in eating-disorder psychopathology has been mixed. A 2026 study by Bogner and colleagues clarifies the pictur…
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