Melatonin Use and the Risk of Self-Harm and Unintentional Injuries in Youths

<div>In this Papers Podcast, <strong><em>Dr.</em></strong><em> </em><strong><em>Marica Leone </em></strong>discusses her JCPP paper 'Melatonin use and the risk of self-harm and unintentional injuries in youths with and without psychiatric disorders' (<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13785"><strong><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13785">https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13785</a></strong></a>). Marica is the first author of the paper.<br> <br> There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.<br> <br> <strong>Discussion points include:<br> </strong><br> </div> <ul> <li>What is known about the relationship between sleep disorders, injuries, and self-harm in young people.</li> <li>Implications of the findings for child and adolescent mental health professionals.</li> <li>Recommendations that emerge from the research.</li> <li>Importance of good sleep hygiene and what this looks like.</li> </ul> <div>In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are <a href="https://www.acamh.org/category/journal/jcpp/"><strong>The</strong> <strong>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP)</strong></a>; <a href="https://www.acamh.org/category/journal/camh/"><strong>The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal</strong></a>; and <a href="https://www.acamh.org/category/journal/jcppadvances/"><strong>JCPP </strong><strong><em>Advances</em></strong></a>.<br> <br> </div>