Mental Health
Letters from Maine
Apple pie and ...
Do mothers have a special something only they can provide their children?
Conference Coverage
Pediatric seclusion and restraint increases with ADHD, decreases with PTSD
The researchers hope to identify the children most likely to end up in seclusion and restraints so steps can be taken to prevent it.
Commentary
Children and trauma: How Sesame Street can help
Watching Elmo or Big Bird talk about their emotions can provide comfort to children coping with big feelings of their own.
News from the FDA/CDC
Fentanyl analogues an increasing factor in opioid deaths
Almost 30% of opioid overdose deaths in Maine involved carfentanil or similar products.
Behavioral Consult
You can help with behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder
Lean on your knowledge of antecedents, behaviors, consequences, and especially gaps to sort out and address problem behaviors.
Child Psychiatry Consult
Consider the siblings
If a child carries an autism diagnosis, engaging family in family-based treatment, prevention, surveillance/screening, and general supportive...
Conference Coverage
Chronic passive exposure to cannabis smoke linked to dependence
Secondhand effects of smoke called ‘new risks to consider’ when treating the children of pot smokers.
Conference Coverage
Physical inactivity in youth is an independent risk factor for schizophrenia
PARIS – Nonparticipation in organized sports tied to 4.88-fold increased risk of developing the disorder.
Conference Coverage
Mental health services can be successfully integrated in primary care
CHICAGO – Yes, you can make a profit, says a pediatrician with 10 years of experience with this model.
Conference Coverage
Maternal antepartum depression creates bevy of long-term risks in offspring
PARIS – Criminality, violence, and severe mood disorders.
Feature
VIDEO: Clinicians have community resources for suicide prevention efforts
Suicide prevention requires a multifaceted, comprehensive clinical effort, coupled with an equally comprehensive community effort.