Mental Health
From the Journals
Pediatricians urge focus on human trafficking victims
The AAP releases its first policy statement on human trafficking victim care.
LGBT Youth Consult
Eating disorders over the holidays
There are strategies youth with eating disorders can take to make it easier to cope.
Behavioral Consult
Preventing substance use
Parent education and early recognition in pediatric practice are among the most effective and cost-effective interventions for these disorders.
Opinion
Postpartum depression: Moving toward improved screening with a new app
The MGH Perinatal Depression Scale (MGHPDS) is an app that screens for postpartum depression during and after pregnancy.
Commentary
Integrating behavioral health and primary care
Tools and resources designed to help you integrate behavioral health care into your primary care practice.
Conference Coverage
Screening for postpartum depression is essential
Postpartum depression is serious and requires intervention, affecting 10%-20% of new mothers and even more in high-risk populations.
Child Psychiatry Consult
ADHD and the role of wellness
What strategies in addition to exercise can help parents manage their child with ADHD?
From the Journals
After warning, codeine use after tonsillectomy drops, doesn’t stop
More efforts to use nonopioid pain relievers should be made.
Conference Coverage
Prenatal maternal anxiety linked to hyperactivity in offspring as teenagers
New findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children point to a dose-response effect.
From the Journals
OCD linked to lower education attainment
Detecting and treating OCD at an early age might help patients “fulfill their educational potential.”
Conference Coverage
Herbal supplements offer value with cautions, caveats
CHICAGO – Ask about herbal supplements at every patient medication history.