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
180 episodes
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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A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parenting Intervention During Infancy Alters Amygdala-Prefrontal Circuitry in Middle Childhood: JAACAP January 2024
JAACAP January 2024: Contributing Editor Dr. Deepika Shaligram interviews Dr. Emilio A. Valadez on a fMRI follow-up of a randomized clinical trial where 8- to 12-yearolds whose parents received Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) interv...
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Associations Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), ADHD Medication, and ShorterHeight: A Quasi-Experimental and Family-Based Study: JAACAP December 2023
JAACAP December 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Aviva K. Olsavsky interviews Mr. Rickard Ahlberg on an examination of height in 14,268 males aged 18 years with ADHDbefore and after ADHD medications were available in Sweden.
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Developmental Pathways of the Family Bereavement Program to Prevent Major Depression 15 Years Later: JAACAP November 2023
JAACAP November 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Nicole K. Cotton interviews Dr. Irwin Sandler on the developmental pathways through which the Family BereavementProgram (FBP) reduces major depression and generalized anxiety disorder 15 years later...
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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Latent Profiles of Maternal Distress: JAACAP October 2023
JAACAP October 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Jung W. Kim interviews Dr. Wanjiku F.M. Njoroge on impacts of stressors during neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization on mother and child health at child age 5.
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Intensive Longitudinal Assessment of Adolescents to Predict Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors: JAACAP September 2023
JAACAP September 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Alastair J. McKean interviews Dr. Randy P. Auerbach on an intensive longitudinal assessment through the use of personal smartphones that offers a feasible method to assess variability in adolescent...
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Meta-analysis: The Effectiveness of Youth Psychotherapy Interventions in Low- and Middle-IncomeCountries: JAACAP August 2023
JAACAP August 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Carol Vidal interviews Dr. Katherine E. Venturo-Conerly on a meta-analysis that highlights the potential benefits of youthpsychotherapy in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as well as the need ...
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Psychiatric Characteristics of Students Who Make Threats Toward Others at School: JAACAP July 2023
JAACAP July 2023: Contributing Editor Dr. Desiree Shapiro interviews Dr. Deborah M. Weisbrot on a study aimed to describe students who make threats, factorsprompting psychiatric interventions, and treatment recommendations.
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