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

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Marica Leone discusses her JCPP paper 'Melatonin use and the risk of self-harm and unintentional injuries in youths with and without psychiatric disorders' (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13785). Marica is the first author of the paper.

There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.

Discussion points include:

• What is known about the relationship between sleep disorders, injuries, and self-harm in young people.
• Implications of the findings for child and adolescent mental health professionals.
• Recommendations that emerge from the research.
• Importance of good sleep hygiene and what this looks like.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.