Mental Health
News
Early intervention in autism may have sustained benefits
Key clinical point: Early intervention in autism at ages 18-30 months showed sustained benefits at age 6 years. Major finding: Two years after...
News
School-based CBT program reduces depression, suicidality
Emotionally distressed students who completed a school-based cognitive-behavioral therapy program reported significant improvements in depression...
News
Antipsychotic prescriptions drop for children, but rise among teens, young adults
Key clinical point: Antipsychotic use rose among adolescents and young adults between 2006 and 2010 but not among children aged 12 years or...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Anticipatory guidance can reduce chronic postconcussion syndrome
News
Transgender patients at greater risk for mental health conditions
Key clinical point: Transgender individuals have greater risk for poor mental health outcomes than do nontransgender individuals. Major finding:...
Commentary
Lessons from Charleston
Dr. Francis E. Rushton Jr. remembers Reverend Clementa Pinckney.
News
FDA: Daytrana patch may cause permanent skin depigmentation
The FDA has added a new warning to the drug label to describe the skin condition, known as chemical leukoderma.
News
In youth, hours of screen viewing is associated with severity of depression
More-severe depressive symptoms were significantly associated with the amounts of time a student played video games and used a computer, but not...
News
Legislation aims to improve treatment of serious mental illness
Letters from Maine
Is there such a thing as good TV?
Dr. William G. Wilkoff questions the results of a study claiming that watching Sesame Street may be comparable to preschool.
Child Psychiatry Consult
Bullying: What we can do
Dr. David C. Rettew offers his suggestions for approaching and dealing with bullying in children you suspect are affected.