Mental Health
From the Journals
Maternal antidepressants unrelated to autism in offspring
Two studies add to the data that maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy does not result in autism in children.
From the Journals
Adolescents with an incarcerated parent at higher risk of mental health problems
A parent’s incarceration jeopardizes an adolescent’s mental health.
From the Journals
Young patients with first-episode psychosis face far higher mortality risk
Insured young patients with first-episode psychosis have a mortality risk that is 24 times higher than that of their peers in the general...
Letters from Maine
Don’t ask
Questions to teens about college and career plans need to be posed considerately.
Letters from Maine
Pardon the interruption?
What do you do when one child’s behavioral problems affect another child in the classroom?
LGBT Youth Consult
What about the ‘B’ in LGBTQ?
Learn about health risks facing bisexual youth.
Behavioral Consult
Self-injury
Tips for how to talk with adolescents about “cutting.”
From the Journals
Grandparents aid in early diagnosis of autism
Grandparents may spot initial signs of autism before parents do.
Conference Coverage
Empirical evidence lags behind rise in preadolescents presenting with gender dysphoria
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Which of three approaches is preferred for the treatment of preadolescent gender dysphoria?
Child Psychiatry Consult
The power of interaction – Supporting language and play development
How important is play?
From the Journals
Adolescent opioid use common but decreasing
The connection continues between prescribed opioids and their nonmedical use.