Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

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?

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

New Make-A-Wish study gives eye-opening insight into the mental and emotional impact of wish-granting for children battling critical illnesses.

We must prioritize youth mental health for a flourishing and resilient American future.

Reflections from a child and adolescent psychiatrist in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Parental alienation is devastating and toxic for the child.

What US state has the best mental health care?

Is the mental health of young athletes in danger?

TikTok: How is it harming child and adolescent mental health?

Can a game improve children and adolescents knowledge of the opioid crisis?

The Chief Medical Officer for the AFSP sat down with Psychiatric Times to talk about the new Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention.

TikTok has over 1 billion users and dominates youth culture. But is it damaging their mental health?