Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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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.

  1. 12/26/2025

    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.

    12 min

  2. 11/26/2025

    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.

    22 min

  3. 10/28/2025

    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 screening with caregiver feedback or no screening.

    18 min

  4. 09/29/2025

    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 called glutamate could assist in guiding the TMS treatment in adolescents with depression.

    15 min

  5. 08/27/2025

    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 effective than standard care at preventing repeat self-harm at 12 months.

    25 min

  6. 07/28/2025

    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 association between a firearm storage policy and youth suicide mortality.

    21 min

  7. 06/26/2025

    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 Kenyan high schools.

    22 min

  8. 05/28/2025

    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

    20 min
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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.

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