SPOTLIGHT -
April 18th 2024
What does the recent FDA clearance of this treatment for adolescents mean for the future of MDD treatment?
April 16th 2024
Learn more about a feasible, scalable, effective model of care that is a step away from the forced dichotomy of inpatient and outpatient care.
March 30th 2024
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.
March 27th 2024
This treatment is now the first and only TMS treatment that is FDA-cleared for this patient population.
March 22nd 2024
What is new in research on COVID-19?
Strategies to Reduce and Prevent Restraint and Seclusion in Pediatric Populations
Here's compelling reason for judicious use of restraint and seclusion, and a review of various alternative approaches.
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Exercise and Depression in Youth
These studies shed light on the relationship between exercise and depression in children and adolescents.
Cognitive Enhancers in Children and Adolescents: What Psychiatrists Need to Know
Personal enhancements (eg, cosmetic surgery) have gained societal acceptance, but cognitive enhancement poses significant ethical, philosophical, and sociopolitical issues.
The Premise, Practice, and Promise of Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Integrative psychiatry helps us push deeper into the testing of metabolic, gut, and brain features, which seems more fitting, given our role as physicians.
The Use of Meditation in Children With Mental Health Issues
This review provides information to assist clinicians who are considering mindfulness meditation for their patients.
Effects of Childhood Trauma on Depression and Suicidality in Adulthood
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.
Mini Quiz: Effects of Lead Exposure on Children
What potential clinical and medical effects of lead exposure remain today?
A Lab Test for Bipolar Disorder?
Several new findings have emerged, one of which comes very close to providing a noninvasive “lab test” for bipolar disorder.
Schizophrenia Risk From 8 to 18
Is inflammation a cause or consequence of illness in schizophrenia?
4 Warning Signs of Illness Falsification
Medical, psychiatric, and/or developmental disorders can be falsified in a variety of ways. Know the warning signs often missed by clinicians.
Understanding the Link Between Lead Toxicity and ADHD
When ADHD is present, a survey of possible lead exposure can be considered, and here's why.
Mini Quiz: Obligation to Report Abuse
When did the US Supreme Court confirm the authority of states to intervene in family relationships to protect children? Find out in this quiz.
Impact of ADHD Treatment on Risky Behaviors
Benefits of drug therapy include fewer STDs, injuries, and substance use disorders
BPA Plastics Linked to ADHD in Boys
Have these researchers found a smoking gun?
When Mom Smokes, Does Schizophrenia Follow?
New insights from a large study that relied on objective biomarkers.
Children in Foster Care: Issues and Concerns
Here's how the general psychiatrist can play a greater role in better outcomes for children in foster care.
Key Studies That Inform Clinical Practice: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Here: key take-home points from 6 new studies on adolescent and child psychiatry chosen for their clinical relevance, applicability, and quality.
College Students and Mental Illness: Strategies for Optimal Results
Suicide is now the second leading cause of death among college students. But only 60% of colleges and universities have a psychiatrist on staff.
At-Risk Children in the US Deserve Careful Assessment
In an international network of patients with bipolar illness, more offspring of US patients than of those from Europe had received a mental illness diagnosis. This suggests greater epigenetic vulnerability in Americans.
Detection and Intervention for Adolescents With Early Psychosis: Promising Approaches
The key to identification of prodromal psychosis may lie in community-based outreach.
Fish Oil for Bipolar Disorder in Children
An important alternative to pharmaceutical treatments may be at hand.
ADHD Associated With Video Game Addiction
Do you know the 7 criteria that can help identify those at risk for unhealthy online gaming?
Accurate Diagnosis of ADHD in the Absence of Teacher Reports
How to make a DSM-IV–compliant diagnosis when the child’s behavior in school cannot be assessed.
Physician-Assisted Dying for Adolescents With Intractable Mental Illness?
How radically do we want to alter the physician’s traditional ethical obligations to the most vulnerable of patients?
Cyberbullying and College Students: What Can Be Done?
Clinicians have a powerful voice that can be used to address cyberbullying, improve campus climate, and support a positive undergraduate experience.
Juvenile Huntington Disease: Rare But With Psychiatric Implications
While most clinicians know about Huntington disease, they may not be aware of its devastating effect in cognition and behavior during onset in childhood and adolescence.
Update on Treatment of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Here are four recent studies that provide clinically relevant information on medication management of bipolar disorder in youths.
Mini Quiz: Is Suicide Contagious?
After a campus suicide, who is at increased risk of suicide in the near future? The answer might surprise you (or not).
Mini Quiz: ADHD in Young Adults
What do you really know about ADHD in young adults? Take this quiz and find out.
Guanfacine Improves Function as Well as ADHD Symptoms
Encouraging results from one of the few clinical trials that focus on function in ADHD.