Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

The FDA has approved its supplemental New Drug Application for Wakix tablets for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in pediatric patients aged 6 years and older with narcolepsy.

Children are subject to the world’s largest biosocial experiment.

Do physical health conditions in childhood affect ADHD symptoms at age 17 years? Researchers investigated these associations in a large cohort study.

Social media content moderation: a brief for clinicians.

Here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

“The findings emphasize the importance of monitoring the use of psychotropic combinations, particularly among vulnerable populations.”

Rikinkumar Patel, MD, MPH, shares some recent research findings with Psychiatric Times at the 2024 Annual Meeting.

Here are highlights from the first day of this year’s APA Annual Meeting.

What are the connections between cannabis use and the onset of psychotic disorders?

This 2024 APA Annual Meeting poster covered a literature review on the relationship between stimulant use and failure to thrive in pediatric patients with ADHD.

What is the potential impact of social media overuse and mental health crises in young patients?

What does the recent FDA clearance of this treatment for adolescents mean for the future of MDD treatment?

Learn more about a feasible, scalable, effective model of care that is a step away from the forced dichotomy of inpatient and outpatient care.

From a promising new intervention for treatment-resistant depression to another look at the STAR*D controversy, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

This treatment is now the first and only TMS treatment that is FDA-cleared for this patient population.

What is new in research on COVID-19?

What is new in research on child and adolescent psychiatry?

Check out this case study to learn more about how viral infections might play a role in triggering psychotic disorders.

What is new in research on cannabis?

Here’s a look back at selections from our February content series on eating disorders.

Psychiatric Times discussed the recent research with Anne Marie O'Melia, MD, MS, FAAP, CEDS-S, of the Eating Recovery Center.

Defining threat assessment and management strategies for child and adolescent psychiatrists.

What is new in research on eating disorders?

What does recent research tell us about use of nonprescription weight-loss products among teens?

Problematic gaming is challenging to treat. Here's how you can get started.

Learn more about the inaugural Black Youth Mental Health Clinical Case Conference Series at Yale Child Study Center, a 6-session event in 2024, that focuses on improving mental health care for Black youth and their families.

From pain and suicidality in patients with depression to digital mental health interventions for adolescents with eating disorders, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

New research finds whole-family collaborative care digital mental health interventions help manage disordered eating behaviors in adolescents aged 13-17.

How has psychiatry affected the role of being a parent? What makes a good parent?

From clinician wellness to THC use in adolescents, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.