May 7th 2024
Rikinkumar Patel, MD, MPH, shares some recent research findings with Psychiatric Times at the 2024 Annual Meeting.
The HEADS-ED: Review of a Mental Health Screening Tool for Pediatric Patients
November 6th 2012A new screening tool based on the previously developed mnemonic designed to assist physicians with obtaining a psychosocial history from adolescents as part of a routine visit was developed by researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
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Practical Tips From New Research on ADHD
November 6th 2012Research over the past 2 decades has demonstrated that ADHD occurs frequently and causes considerable suffering in patients and their families. ADHD begins in early childhood and persists through adolescence and into adulthood in 70% of those affected.
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Treatment of Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents
October 29th 2012The role of prevention of trauma and prevention of functional impairment after trauma is paramount, because this may disrupt the accumulated physiological and psychological effect of stressors in the individual.
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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
October 23rd 2012This book is “essential” reading for psychiatrists to familiarize themselves with this work because the author demonstrates that the application of our principal treatments offers the best hope for the education of our nation’s children.
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Strategies to Improve Medication Adherence in Youths
March 27th 2012This discussion focuses on approaches to improve medication adherence, particularly in reference to helping adolescents remain on recommended psychopharmacological regimens when transitioning from acute to long-term maintenance.
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I am a civilian psychiatrist who recently finished 20 months of work as a contractor for the US Army. Going into the job, I expected the degree of combat-related stress I saw in our troops. I was not prepared, however, for the scope of the impact our 2 long wars have had on military children.
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Sexual Minority Identity Development
December 16th 2011Sexual identity development is a complex, multidimensional, and often fluid process. One must consider cognitive, social, emotional, cultural, and familial complexities among other aspects of the individual’s experience to contextualize a narrative concerning sexual identity development.
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Familial Influences on Adolescent Substance Use
October 8th 2011Substance use disorders are associated with significant morbidity and mortality that affects individuals and their families. Preventing the onset of an SUD in adolescence remains a critical area of clinical and public health significance.
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Psychiatric Issues in Children and Adolescents With Diabetes
October 7th 2011The diagnosis of T1DM can be devastating to both the child and family. Because of the potential for immediate life-threatening complications of poorly controlled diabetes, family members must readjust their approach to daily living.
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Introduction: Child Psychiatry Is Not Only About Children
October 7th 2011The articles in this Special Report reinforce the lesson that children come with parents. This is one of first lessons that I teach my residents: you can’t work with a kid in a vacuum. Parents who do not feel some connection with a caregiver will not bring their child to treatment or follow the recommendations of the treatment team.
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Protective Custody for Morbidly Obese Children?
September 20th 2011In a childhood obesity article, the JAMA authors suggest "involvement of state protective services . . . including placement into foster care in carefully selected situations" as an alternative to treatment at newly established pediatric surgical weight loss programs. Do you agree?
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