Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

A 19-year-old new patient comes to you wanting to discontinue all his childhood psychiatric medications. What is the best next step?

What are some of the most commonly abused drugs among college students?

A study of treatment tolerance and therapeutic response in children and adolescents with OCD.

Many teens believe the only way to escape bullying is "not to be here." The author examines recent studies that demonstrate the problem isn't going away.

In the years of transition to adulthood, obtaining adequate assessment and treatment for ADHD is often more difficult than at any other point during the lifespan.

Strategies to decrease the chances that individuals will fall through the cracks in the college years.

The challenges in providing mental health care to the college community are significant. Here's a brief look at the issues.

Who is responsible for treating the adolescent and young adult with psychiatric issues -- and when and how should transitions in care occur?

When it comes to treating ADHD, not all medications are alike.

Do you know these 10 signs that may help you differentiate early signs of ADHD from the “typical” behavior of a 3- to 4-year-old?

Nearly half of children who present to emergency departments with self-harm receive no mental health assessment. What are the essential elements needed to interview children and adolescents in the context of a psychiatric emergency?

Currently, 1 in 15 youths undergoing psychiatric evaluation in the emergency department is restrained. This article covers diagnostic and therapeutic interventions that can reduce fear and put the young patient on a path to recovery.

About 25% of children in the US live with only one parent; the fallout from contentious divorces often leaves them susceptible to any number of damaging scenarios.

Deficits in emotion recognition among at-risk patients may predict eventual transition to schizophrenia.

A study has found that induction of slow waves during early non-rapid eye movement sleep may improve executive function in children with ADHD.

Here: practical tips on how to proceed with the treatment recommendation process with families who prefer therapy alone.

Research suggests predictors of adolescent ADHD and conduct disorder can be identified-and intercepted-in young children.

What are the benefits of exploring cultural issues with a young patient and family before proceeding with treatment?

Hypothyroxinemia is not uncommon during pregnancy and may impact neurocognitive outcomes in children-but to what degree?

The authors discuss the assessment and treatment of pediatric ADHD within the framework of the cultural psychotherapeutic model.

Because there is a higher prevalence of mental health disorders in LGBTs than in heterosexuals, psychiatrists should be broadly familiar with the process of sexual/gender exploration, psychological self-recognition, disclosure to others, and community identification.

Psychiatrists who treat women and adolescent girls may find it necessary to discuss with their patients reproductive planning and the role of contraception in setting comprehensive treatment goals. Here's why.

The rate of co-occurrence of ADHD and OCD has been reported to be as high as 60%. A question persists, however, on whether ADHD-OCD comorbidity is a true entity or whether symptoms attributed to one may be facets of a phenotype of the other.

Several recent publications are informative to clinicians on the topic of suicide in children and adolescents. Some of the most salient findings are reviewed here.

A new study shows that rates of severe mental illness in youths have dropped substantially since 1996. What might study results portend for psychiatric practice?