Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Here's why Black youth mental health should be a priority...

Do ADHD symptoms impact smoking cessation outcomes? Researchers performed a randomized controlled trial of varenicline for tobacco cessation in adolescents and young adults.

Study results show that the therapy activates serotonin (5-HT) and improves stress-coping ability.

How can psychiatrists collaborate within the treatment team to help patients on the path to ongoing recovery?

Leaders from across the United States aim to work together to develop bipartisan solutions for the youth mental health crisis.

Take a look at this bread-and-butter case of ADHD from a child psychiatry clinic.

Does childhood trauma affect outcomes in bipolar disorder? Researchers analyzed the impact of childhood trauma on outcomes in outpatients with bipolar disorder treated with lithium or quetiapine in a randomized clinical trial.

Psychiatrists are in a unique position to empower their patients by recognizing and addressing key issues surrounding gender and sexuality.

The importance of normalizing discussions about the 4 Ss with children.

How can clinicians support both youth and their families in managing and recovering from crisis?

From the relationship between psychotic disorders and dementia risk to the major differences between bipolar I and bipolar II, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

How can we reimagine youth empowerment in order to break the cycles of dysfunction caused by trauma?

Connections between autism risk, sleep disturbances, insomnia risk genes and circadian pathways were analyzed.

Enjoy these pearls from the American and Canadian Associations of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry meeting in Toronto.

Here’s 10 suggestions for how both children and adults can be more tolerant.

From traumatic brain injury to the dangers of excessive social media usage, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

Opioid use, addiction, and overdose in youth continue to increase. What can be done?

September always feels like back-to-school season...

The National Commission on Correctional Health Care has issued a new directive for trauma-responsive care for children and adolescents in correctional facilities.

How do you screen for childhood trauma? One doctor at the 2022 Annual Psychiatric Times™ World CME Conference in San Diego, one doctor shared his most helpful tips.

Further evidence-based antidepressant treatments are needed for children and adolescents with depression.

Inaugural recipients will use funds to support infrastructure, student mental health, and programs for children with behavioral challenges.

Good night, sleep tight! Researchers performed a 9-year follow-up of sleep disturbance and ADHD symptoms in a population-based cohort study.

A physician assistant writes a poem inspired by the recent mass shooting in Uvalde.

The experts weighed in on a wide variety of psychiatric issues for the June 2022 issue of Psychiatric Times.

The American Academy of Pediatrics included these testimonies in a statement submitted to the US Senate Judiciary Committee in advance of the committee’s hearing on gun violence prevention.

How can we help this unique patient population thrive? Experts weigh in at the 2022 APA Annual Meeting.

What will society do to children in order to make them win? What should be sacrificed in the name of competition? How much pressure is too much? And how do we pick up the pieces when young athletes are pushed too far?

How can integrated systems of care help us provide the appropriate level of high-quality care to each individual child?