Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Each month JAACAP highlights a selected article found within the pages of the Journal by providing a podcast interview with the author. Tune in regularly to this feature of JAACAP, where we strive for a relaxed 'fireside chat' atmosphere in which authors can share aspects of their science that we are less often privy to. Podcasts are typically 15 to 20 minutes in length.
Episodes
187 episodes
Systematic Umbrella Review and Meta-Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Physical Activity in Improving Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: JAACAP February 2026
February 2026: Contributing Editor Jack Turban interviews Ben Singh on the effects of exercise on symptoms of anxiety and depression.
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Asking Preadolescents About Suicide Is Not Associated With Increased Suicidal Thoughts: JAACAP January 2026
January 2026: Contributing Editor Shinnyi Chou interviews Laura Hennefield on repeated suicide-risk screens on rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in preadolescents.
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Intergenerational Impacts of Historical Trauma on Contemporary Depression Symptoms Among Indigenous Communities: JAACAP December 2025
December 2025: Contributing Editor Deepika Shaligram interviews Ashley B. Cole and Trisha Bruyere on an examination of longitudinal, intergenerational associations between historical trauma and depression symptoms among Indigenous young adults....
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A Cluster Randomized Trial of the Impact of School-Based, Universal, Mental Health Screening and Feedback on Students’ Mental Health and Help-Seeking: JAACAP November 2025
November 2025: Contributing Editor Jesse Hinckley interviews Rebecca-Lee Kuhnert on a study of 84 randomly allocated Australian schools, of whom 53 provided data (n ¼ 10,660 students aged 7-19 years), to receive either immediate mental health s...
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A Dose-Finding, Biomarker Validation, and Effectiveness Study of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Adolescents With Depression: JAACAP October 2025
October 2025: Contributing Editor Janet Charoensook interviews Paul E. Croarkin on an examination of 2 different doses (1 Hz and 10 Hz) of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment for adolescents with depression and if a brain chemical...
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Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis: Reducing Self-Harm in Adolescents: Pooled Treatment Effects, Study, Treatment, and Participant Moderators: JAACAP September 2025
JAACAP September 2025: Contributing Editor Aarya K. Rajalakshmi interviews Alex Wright-Hughes and David Cottrell on a meta-analysis of 33 randomized controlled trials involving 4,146 adolescents that found therapeutic interventions were no more...
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A National Evaluation of the Impact of Child Access Prevention Laws on Rates of Youth Suicide and Other Youth Firearm Deaths: JAACAP August 2025
JAACAP August 2025: Contributing Editor Shinnyi Chou interviews Alison Athey on a nationally representative study that used more than 30 years of mortality data maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to evaluate the associ...
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Testing the Shamiri Intervention and Its Components With Kenyan Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Outcomes of a Universal, 5-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial: JAACAP July 2025
JAACAP July 2025: Contributing Editor Narpinder Kaur Malhi interviews Katherine E. Venturo-Conerly on a 5-group randomized controlled trial that investigated effects of the full Shamiri intervention and its components with adolescents from Keny...
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Adaptive Intervention for School-Age, Minimally Verbal Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Community: Primary Aim Results: JAACAP June 2025
JAACAP June 2025: Contributing Editor Dorothy Chyung interviews Connie Kasari on a randomized clinical trial comparing interventions to improve spoken language
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Bridging Gaps in Care Following Hospitalization for Suicidal Adolescents: As Safe As Possible (ASAP) and BRITE App: JAACAP May 2025
JAACAP May 2025: Contributing Editor Dr. Janet Charoensook interviews Dr. Tina R. Goldstein on a randomized clinical trial that examines the efficacy of brief intervention and/or a safety plan phone application for suicide prevention after disc...
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Associations Between Neighborhood Resources and Youths’ Response to Reward Omission in a Task Modeling Negatively Biased Environments: JAACAP April 2025
JAACAP April 2025: Contributing Editor Dr. Jesse Hinckley interviews Dr. Julia O. Linke on how access to neighborhood resources shapes the behavioral and neurobiological responses to negatively biased environments in youth.
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Effects of Pharmacological Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder on Quality of Life: JAACAP March 2025
JAACAP March 2025: Contributing Editor Dr. Shinnyi Chou interviews Dr. Alessio Bellato on a review of 93 systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials examining non-medication sleep interventions for children and adolesce...
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Scoping Review: Digital Mental Health Interventions for Children and Adolescents Affected by War: JAACAP February 2025
JAACAP February 2025: Contributing Editor Dr. Narpinder Kaur Malhi interviews Dr. Andrea Danese and Dr. Bennett L. Leventhal on limited evidence for the use of digital mental health interventions for children and adolescents affected by war.
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Maternal Migration, Prenatal Stress and Child Autistic Traits: Insights From a Population-Based Cohort Study: JAACAP January 2025
JAACAP January 2025: Contributing Editor Dr. Apurva Bhatt interviews Dr. Anne E. de Leeuw on a study that found women with a migration background reported more stress during pregnancy and more autistic traits in their children six years later t...
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Modeling Shared and Specific Variances of Irritability, Inattention, and Hyperactivity Yields Novel Insights Into White Matter Perturbations
JAACAP December 2024: Contributing Editor Dr. Janet Charoensook interviews Dr. Julia O. Linke on the utility of a bifactor approach parsing common and unique aspectsof irritability, inattention, and hyperactivity to advance the etiological unde...
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Yearly and Daily Discrimination-Related Stressors and Mexican Youth’s Mental Health and Sleep: Insights From the First Wave of a Three-WaveFamily Study: JAACAP November 2024
JAACAP November 2024: Contributing Editor Dr. Jesse Hinckley interviews Dr. Margarita Alegría on the powerful methods of combining yearly and daily time data toinvestigate how and for whom discrimination-related stressors lead to adverse outcom...
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Randomized Trial of an Organizational Implementation Strategy to Improve Measurement-Based Care Fidelity and Youth Outcomes in CommunityMental Health: JAACAP October 2024
JAACAP October 2024: Contributing Editor Dr. Rana Elmaghraby interviews Dr. Gregory A. Aarons about measurement-based care (MBC), which collects session-by-session symptom data from patients and provides clinicians with feedback on treatment re...
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Remission, Recovery, Relapse, and Recurrence Rates for Suicide Attempts and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury for Suicidal Youth Treated With Dialectical Behavior Therapy or Supportive Therapy: JAACAP September 2024
JAACAP September 2024: Contributing Editor Dr. Narpinder Malhi interviews Dr. Michele S. Berk about a study evaluating rates of remission, recovery, relapse, and recurrence insuicidal youth who participated in a clinical trial comparing Dialect...
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Do White Noise or Pink Noise Help With Task Performance in Youth With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or With Elevated Attention Problems: JAACAP August 2024
JAACAP August 2024: Contributing Editor Dr. Apurva Bhatt interviews Dr. Joel T. Nigg on a systematic review and meta-analysis that included 13 studies and found that white/pink noise improved cognitive performance for children and young adults ...
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Integrating Youth Readiness Intervention and Entrepreneurship in Sierra Leone: A Hybrid Type II Cluster Randomized Trial: JAACAP July 2024
JAACAP July 2024: Contributing Editor Dr. Rana Elmaghraby interviews Dr. Jordan A. Freeman on a Hybrid Type-II Implementation-Effectiveness trial conducted in Sierra Leone where researchers tested a Collaborative Team Approach (CTA) for deliver...
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Who Responds to an Adaptive Intervention for Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa Being Treated With Family-Based Treatment? Outcomes From a Randomized Clinical Trial: JAACAP June 2024
JAACAP June 2024: Contributing Editor Dr. Jesse Hinckley interviews Dr. James D. Lock about a study investigating the addition of 3 sessions of intensive parentalcoaching intervention to family-based treatment among youth with anorexia who did ...
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Sex Differences in Adolescent Depression Trajectory Before and Into the Second Year of COVID-19 Pandemic: JAACAP May 2024
JAACAP May 2024: Contributing Editor Dr. Aarya K. Rajalakshmi interviews Dr. Mariko Hosozawa on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health, and a comparison of depressive symptoms among 16-year-olds surveyed, at a fourth wa...
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Inequities in Mental Health Service: A 16-Year Longitudinal Study of Youth in the Justice System: JAACAP April 2024
JAACAP April 2024: Contributing Editor Dr. Jack L. Turban interviews Ms. Maria Jose Luna, MS, and Linda A. Teplin, PhD, on a prospective longitudinal study usingdata from the Northwestern Juvenile Project that examines whether youth with mental...
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Association Between Marijuana Laws and Suicide Among 12- to 25-Year-Olds in the United States From 2000 to 2019: JAACAP March 2024
JAACAP March 2024: Contributing Editor Dr. Apurva Bhatt interviews Dr. Christopher J. Hammond on the need to further study the public health effects of changing cannabis policies on youth and to consider evidence-informed legislative reforms to...
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Systematic Review: Patient Outcomes in Transdiagnostic Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Programs. JAACAP February 2024
JAACAP February 2024: Contributing Editor Dr. Rana Elmaghraby interviews Dr. Miriam P. Rubenson on a systematic review of the current scientific literature on the effectiveness of Partial Hospitalization Programs for high-risk adolescents with ...
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