Mental Health
Conference Coverage
Confront youth opioid misuse head on
Clinicians treating children should seek out and advocate for resources needed to treat opioid addiction.
Feature
View of medical cannabis in psychiatry may be changing
The debate over the value of medical cannabis for mental illness is layered and nuanced, psychiatrists say.
From the Journals
Preschool ADHD diagnoses plateaued after 2011 AAP guideline
The introduction of the 2011 American Academy of Pediatrics practice guidelines on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was associated with a...
From the Journals
Adolescent depression climbs, but is not matched by treatment
Major depressive episodes among adolescents are on the rise, but there hasn’t been a corresponding rise in treatment levels, suggesting many teens...
Conference Coverage
Toddler gaze patterns heritable, stable over time
Autism researchers studying social-visual engagement find new evidence from a cohort of twins.
Conference Coverage
Wide spectrum of feeding problems poses challenge for clinicians
Dr. Irene Chatoor discusses the range of feeding problems brought to clinicians’ attention.
Letters from Maine
Addiction potential
Dr. William G. Wilkoff talks about risk of addiction and a new program called Preventure.
Conference Coverage
Pornography warps children’s concept of sex, sexual identity
Dr. Gail Dines explains how the pornography industry has warped children’s concept of what sex and a sexual identity is.
Conference Coverage
Mental health integration into pediatric primary care offers multiple benefits
SAN FRANCISCO – Dr. Jay Rabinowitz outlines the challenges, benefits, and process for integrating pediatric mental health care into your primary...
Feature
The culture change of assessing parents for ACEs
Oregon pediatricians screen parents for adverse childhood experiences that might impact their parenting.
LGBT Youth Consult
New research on health-related behaviors of sexual minority youth
Dr. Gayathri Chelvakumar shares results from the first nationally representative study on health risk behaviors of gay, lesbian, and bisexual high...