Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Where does suicide rank as cause of death among young people? Find the answer and a discussion in this quiz.

Rocko’s story was like theirs-tragedy, survival, despair, resilience, family loyalty, and hope.

Combining clinical wisdom, skill, and knowledge may allow us to shift the trend toward increasing suicide rates and provide care that helps youths build lives they want to live.

Results from these studies yield important clinical implications to improve treatment and prognosis for patients with major depression.

As we shift from treating disease and toward supporting health, medication is merely one possible intervention in a spectrum of possible ones.

Two FDA-approved medications are making a dent in treating bipolar disorder in youths, a serious illness that adversely affects young patients, as well as their family and peers.

No better time than the summer to digest and reflect on the richness of our field and how we can implement advances in our own work.

Empirically supported psychotherapeutic treatments have been shown to reduce symptoms of depression and build problem-solving skills in adolescents. Three of those treatments are discussed in this 10-question quiz.

High levels of vitamin D-binding protein may hold promise for use as a diagnostic biomarker of pediatric BD.

Test your knowledge on strategies to reduce and prevent restraints and seclusions among children and adolescents in psychiatric settings.

ECT has been found effective in mitigating the deleterious consequences of SIB.

Recent studies have demonstrated the wide-reaching adverse effects of being bullied in childhood. These effects range from impaired academic performance to interest in cosmetic surgery.

This article focuses on appropriate versus inappropriate use of antipsychotics, the importance of careful assessment, and the consequences of not treating.

The Slenderman case revives a long-standing debate: does media exposure influence acts of violence in youth?

The main goal in treating addiction is to help the patient achieve and improve functioning. When that patient is also an adolescent, there are special considerations. Here's a quick primer.

The authors present a clinically focused introduction to treatment principles for adolescent substance abuse disorders and reviews evidence-based approaches.

If you haven’t seen the series or heard media coverage about it, the 13 reasons are a series of 13 audiotapes made by the character, Hannah Baker, to be listened to by the 13 people she felt in some way contributed to her decision to kill herself.

This article speaks to the care with which ADHD must be diagnosed and managed to reduce the significant negative impact of the disorder on the individual, family, and society.

In the neuropsychiatric disorders PANS and PANDAS, we observe childhood illness with relationships between psychiatric symptoms, infection, and inflammation. Here are keys to early identification and treatment.

Here: suggested strategies for assessment and management of this circadian sleep disorder commonly seen in adolescents.

What is the central difference between conventional child and adolescent psychiatry and integrative child and adolescent psychiatry? Take the quiz and learn more.

From a psychodynamic and neurobiological perspective, the recommendation to screen all pregnant and postpartum women for depression and anxiety falls short of what is actually needed to improve the lives of many mothers and their infants and children.

Here's compelling reason for judicious use of restraint and seclusion, and a review of various alternative approaches.

These studies shed light on the relationship between exercise and depression in children and adolescents.

Personal enhancements (eg, cosmetic surgery) have gained societal acceptance, but cognitive enhancement poses significant ethical, philosophical, and sociopolitical issues.

Integrative psychiatry helps us push deeper into the testing of metabolic, gut, and brain features, which seems more fitting, given our role as physicians.

This review provides information to assist clinicians who are considering mindfulness meditation for their patients.

Recent studies demonstrate the far-reaching effects of childhood trauma related to depression and suicidality in adulthood. The evidence to support these associations is presented here.

What potential clinical and medical effects of lead exposure remain today?

Several new findings have emerged, one of which comes very close to providing a noninvasive “lab test” for bipolar disorder.