Mental Health
Commentary
COVID-19 a new opportunity for suicide prevention
Conference Coverage
Addressing adolescent substance use requires establishing consistent procedures
Providers should be screening their teen patients at least once every year for substance use concerns, but doing so successfully and managing...
Conference Coverage
Integrating ADHD care into pediatric practice is doable and essential
Despite how intimidated some pediatricians may feel about taking on ADHD care of their patients, they are best suited to do so.
Commentary
When the only clinical choices are ‘lose-lose’
The current pandemic has provided innumerable situations that can increase the risk for moral injury, said Dr. Peter Yellowlees.
Conference Coverage
Include irritability in ADHD suicidality risk assessments
Interventional studies aimed at dampening irritability as a potential strategy to reduce suicidality should be prioritized, said Dr. Tomer Levy....
Latest News
Sleepless nights, hair loss, and cracked teeth: Pandemic stress takes its toll
The disparate symptoms, often in otherwise healthy individuals, have puzzled doctors and patients alike, sometimes resulting in a series of visits...
From the Journals
Social factors predicted peripartum depressive symptoms in Black women with HIV
Those factors included having low income and experiencing intimate partner violence.
Child Psychiatry Consult
New Americans: Considerations for culturally collaborative care
Aspire to “exude cultural humility – learning with and from patients and their families with openness, kindness, and a desire for collaboration...
Behavioral Consult
Manners matter
Modeling manners around the child is the most important way to teach courtesy.
From the Journals
Early hearing impairment interventions key to kindergarten readiness
Integrated data systems play key role in identifying relevant topics in academic outcomes for early intervention recipients.
From the Journals
Tobacco-free homes yield more tobacco-free youth
Smokeless products substantially reduce likelihood of parental suspicion and awareness.