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The provided briefing highlights an expanded view of brain maturation, showing that foundational neural wiring and network efficiency can continue into the early 30s. For mental health professionals, this informs perspectives on developmental timing, neuroplasticity, and the variability in cognitive-emotional maturation across clients, enriching assessments and discussions about adolescence-to-young-adulthood trajectories.

Article Title: Brain development may continue into your 30s, new research shows

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ScienceOpen Aug 6, 2025

📝 'Longitudinal association of dietary behavior scores trajectories with anxiety and depression symptoms among middle school students in Jiading District, Shanghai' - an article published in the Chinese Journal of #SchoolHealth on #ScienceOpen:

👉 https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=0b2755ce-32e7-4a60-8119-058a296a947a

#AdolescentMentalHealth #YouthWellbeing #MentalHealthResearch #DietAndMentalHealth

Longitudinal association of dietary behavior scores trajectories with anxiety and depression symptoms among middle school students in Jiading District, Shanghai

Objective To analyze the trajectory of dietary behaviors among middle school students in Jiading District, Shanghai, from 2021 to 2023, and longitudinally verify their association with anxiety and depression symptoms, aiming to provide scientific evidence for promoting the mental health of adolescents. Methods The data were sourced from the National Monitoring and Intervention Project on Common Diseases and Health Impact Factors of students in Jiading District, Shanghai. A total of 1 217 middle school students who participated in at least two surveys from 2021 to 2023 were selected as the research objects, and group-based trajectory model was constructed to identify their dietary behavior scores trajectories. Modified Poisson regression was used to investigate the impact of dietary behavior scores trajectories on anxiety and depression, while Logistic regression was employed to explore the association between trajectories and changes in depression score levels. Results The dietary behavior scores trajectories of middle school students were divided into three groups: Persistent Healthy Dietary Behavior (9.5%), Persistent Relatively Unhealthy Dietary Behavior (85.0%), and Persistent Very Unhealthy Dietary Behavior (5.5%). Students who perceived their academic performance as poor and whose parents had a cultural level of high school or below had a significantly lower proportion in the Persistent Healthy Dietary Behavior group compared to students with other characteristics (χ 2= 12.87, 8.69, 6.50, P<0.05). Compared with the Persistent Healthy Dietary Behavior group, the risk of anxiety symptoms in middle school students in the Persistent Very Unhealthy Dietary Behavior group was significantly increased ( aRR = 3.04, 95% CI = 1.15-8.02); Persistent Relatively Unhealthy Dietary Behavior and Persistent Very Unhealthy Dietary Behavior increased the risk of depressive symptoms ( aRR = 1.80, 2.45, respectively), and were positively correlated with the increase in depression scores ( aOR = 1.70, 2.24) ( P<0.05). Conclusions The dietary behavior of middle school students have not changed significantly in the past three years, with persistent unhealthy dietary behavior being the most common. Unhealthy dietary behaviors are positively correlated with the risk of anxiety and depressive symptoms and an increase in depression scores. 【摘要】 目的 分析上海市嘉定区中学生饮食行为在 2021—2023 年内变化轨迹, 纵向验证其与焦虑抑郁症状之间的关联, 为促进青少年心理健康提供科学依据。 方法 数据源于上海市嘉定区学生常见病和健康影响因素监测与干预项目。选取 2021—2023 年至少参与2次调查的1 217名初、高中学生为研究对象, 构建组基轨迹模型识别其饮食行为评分轨迹, 分别采用修正Poisson回归和Logistic回归分析不同饮食行为评分轨迹对焦虑抑郁症状的影响及其与抑郁评分变化水平的关联。 结果 中学生饮食行为评分轨迹可分为“持续健康饮食行为”(9.5%)、“持续相对不健康饮食行为”(85.0%)和“持续非常不健康饮食行为”(5.5%)3组。自感学习成绩较差、父母文化水平在高中及以下的中学生, 其饮食行为评分轨迹中持续健康饮食行为组占比低于其他组学生(χ 2 值分别为 12.87, 8.69, 6.50, P 值均<0.05)。与持续健康饮食行为组相比, 持续非常不健康饮食行为组的中学生出现焦虑症状的可能性升高( aRR = 3.04, 95% CI =1.15~8.02);持续相对不健康饮食行为组和持续非常不健康饮食行为组均增加抑郁症状的检出风险( aRR 值分别为 1.80, 2.45), 并与抑郁症状评分增加均呈正相关( aOR 值分别为 1.70, 2.24) ( P 值均<0.05)。 结论 中学生饮食行为在 2021—2023 年间变化不大, 且持续不健康饮食行为最为常见。不健康饮食行为与焦虑抑郁症状的检出风险及抑郁症状评分增加呈正相关。

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Nonilex Oct 3, 2024

A #Law to Target #Teen #Violence led to 17-Yr-Olds Being Charged as Adults for Lesser Offenses

In Feb, a prosecutor from a #rural area outside #BatonRouge asked… #Louisiana’s Senate #judiciary cmte to imagine a frightening scene:You are home w/your wife at 4AM when suddenly a 17-yr-old w/a gun appears. The teenager won’t hesitate, DA Tony Clayton said. “He will kill you & your wife.”

#law #JusticeReform #CommunityServices #AdolescentMentalHealth #racism #FearMongering
https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-teens-prosecution-reverse-raise-the-age

A Law Was Meant to Target Teen Violence. Instead, 17-Year-Olds Are Being Charged as Adults for Lesser Offenses.

Louisiana’s criminal justice system now treats all 17-year-olds as adults. Lawmakers lowered the age from 18 to curb teen violence, but nearly 70% of the 17-year-olds arrested in the state’s three largest parishes aren’t accused of violent crimes.

ProPublica

Phys.org Mar 14, 2023

Referenced link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-covid-pandemic-long-lasting-effects-adolescent.html
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Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/medical_xpress/status/1635725248690520066#m

RT by @physorg_com: Study finds COVID-19 pandemic has long-lasting effects on #adolescentmentalhealth and #substanceuse @ColumbiaMSPH @TheLancet https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2352464223000226 https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-covid-pandemic-long-lasting-effects-adolescent.html

Study finds COVID-19 pandemic has long-lasting effects on adolescent mental health and substance use

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a long-lasting impact on adolescent mental health and substance use, according to a new population-based study based on survey responses from a nationwide sample of over 64,000 13–18-year-old North American and Icelandic adolescents assessed prior to and up to two years into the pandemic.

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