Mental Health
News
Study finds most antidepressants ineffective or harmful in children, adolescents
Most antidepressants prescribed to children and adolescents with acute major depression might not be nearly as effective as they are believed to...
News
Marijuana use disorders in adolescents on the decline
Letters from Maine
Weather or not
Dr. William G. Wilkoff muses on the importance of schoolchildren being allowed to go outside for recess.
News
Rooming in cuts costs and improves care for neonatal abstinence syndrome
A neonatal abstinence syndrome program that focused on rooming in significantly decreased hospital costs, drug use, and length of hospital stay....
News
Methylphenidate tied to greater risk of arrhythmia in children, adolescents
Children and adolescents with methylphenidate prescriptions are at an increased risk of arrhythmia and other cardiac conditions.
Behavioral Consult
Don’t touch that! You’ll get hurt! Fear in childhood
Dr. Barbara J. Howard discusses fear in childhood and how to alleviate it.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Integrated care effective in first-episode psychosis
ATLANTA – Data support taking an integrated approach to care in the intervention of first-episode psychosis.
LGBT Youth Consult
Why access to public bathrooms matters
Dr. Gayathri Chelvakumar explains why access to public bathrooms for transgender youth matters and what health care providers can do to help.
News
Age influences ED visits for mental health among American Indian children
Pearce-Ings
Putting an end to ENDS
Dr. Francine Pearce discusses the dangers of e-cigarettes and the new FDA regulations banning their sale to minors.
Child Psychiatry Consult
Mental health of transgender youth
Dr. David C. Rettew discusses whether the psychiatric symptoms that many transgender youth exhibit are inherent in their gender dysphoria or due...