Mental Health
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Addressing anxiety helps youth with functional abdominal pain disorders
MILWAUKEE – Tackling comorbid anxiety reduced pain, disability, and anxiety.
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Poor oral health predicts children’s school problems
Dental health issues are significantly associated with school problems and school absences for children in the United States.
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LGBT youth: Affirmation in your practice
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Scales assessing pediatric OCD possess little symptom overlap
Be careful in selecting scales to assess OCD symptomatology, being mindful of the specific characteristics of each one.
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Report calls for focus on ‘subpopulations’ to fight opioid epidemic
“Methadone, buprenorphine, and extended-release naltrexone ... save lives” but most people with OUD get no treatment, new report says.
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Amphetamine tied to higher risk of new-onset psychosis than methylphenidate
“Psychiatrists may prescribe amphetamine more cautiously than other providers and may screen for risk factors for psychosis.”
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FDA approves brexanolone for postpartum depression
Brexanolone, which will be marketed under the brand name Zulresso, is the first pharmacotherapy approved for treating postpartum depression.
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Adolescent psychiatric ED visits more than doubled in 4 years
Substantial increases particularly were seen among African American and Latino youth.
Child Psychiatry Consult
An update on treatment of depression
Adolescents with depression may benefit from both medications and psychotherapy.
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In utero infections raise risk for autism
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Viewing childhood autism as a whole body disorder
LAS VEGAS – Several biomedical treatments for many children with autism have adequate evidence for use, including melatonin, probiotics, and omega...