Child psychiatry - Articles - Page 2

Understanding Callous and Unemotional Behaviors in Children and Adolescents

December 18, 2023

Joshua Feder, MD, Mara Goverman, and Meghan Rose Donohue, PhD

Callous unemotional behaviors can be challenging to understand. Dr. Meghan Rose Donohue joins us today to help us unpack this topic. She is an instructor in psychiatry and works in the division of child and adolescent psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine.

Clinical Update

Divorce and Mental Health

August 7, 2023

Gabriella Reubins, MD.

Gabriella Reubins, MD. NYU Langone Department of Psychiatry.

Dr. Reubins has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Children, money, gender, and age are just a few of the factors that determine how divorce will affect your client’s mental health. Here, we review them, along with concrete steps they can take to ease the burden on their children.

Expert Q&A

Dissociative Identity Disorder vs Plural Identity in Teens and Young Adults

August 1, 2023

Paroma Mitra, MD.

Paroma Mitra, MD.

Attending psychiatrist, Assertive Community Treatment Team, Bellevue Hospital; clinical assistant professor, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY.

Dr. Mitra has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Dr. Mitra discusses the complexities of plural identity disorder.

Expert Q&A

Talking With the Family About Gender Dysphoria

August 1, 2023

Peter T. Daniolos, MD, DFAACAP.

Peter T. Daniolos, MD, DFAACAP.

Faculty member, Harvard Medical School; child and adolescent psychiatrist, Cambridge Health Alliance/Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA; clinical professor, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA.

Dr. Daniolos has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

How can we support families of kids and teens with gender dysphoria? Dr. Peter Daniolos at Harvard Medical School offers practical examples of the lived experiences of gender diverse kids and teens and then helps us know how to talk with family members to help them understand and support their children.

Expert Q&A

Crisis in Pediatric Mental Health: The Kids Aren’t Alright

August 1, 2023

Warren Y.K. Ng, MD.

Warren Y.K. Ng, MD.

Child and adolescent psychiatrist; Medical Director of Clinical Services, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center and New York Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital; President, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, NY.

Dr. Ng has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

As the head of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Dr. Ng is deeply familiar with the serious issues facing pediatric mental health. He outlines methods to protect children, such as partnering with pediatricians and making use of school-based programs. Additionally, he lists resources for healthcare providers, patients, and their families.

Expert Q&A

Management of Aggressive Behavior in Children and Adolescents on the Inpatient Unit and Emergency Department

August 1, 2023

Vera Feuer, MD

Vera Feuer, MD.

Director, Pediatric Emergency Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Urgent Care, Cohen Children’s Medical Center; Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY.

Dr. Feuer has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Clinical Update

Psychiatric Consultation to Children and Adolescents on Pediatric Units: A Primer

August 1, 2023

Jessica E. Becker, MD, MPH. and Joshua Smith, MD.

Jessica E. Becker, MD, MPH. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY.

Joshua Smith, MD. Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.

Dr. Becker is an awardee of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Junior Investigator Award, which is funded by AACAP and industry sponsors. Relevant financial relationships listed for the author have been mitigated.

Dr. Smith has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Pediatric consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatry is a field that combines psychiatry, pediatrics, and child development. We’ll give you pointers on how to manage pediatric C-L psychiatry consults, with specific recommendations for different age groups.

CLINICAL UPDATE

Exploring the Complexities of Self-Harm Among Youth

July 9, 2023

Joshua Feder, MD and Hanni Flaherty, LCSWR, PhD, CASAC

Joshua Feder, MD. Editor in Chief, The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report.

Hanni Flaherty, LCSWR, PhD, CASAC. Assistant Professor and Chair of Advanced Clinical Practice, Yeshiva University. President and Clinical Director, Collaborative People Clinical Group. New York, NY.

The authors have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

While self-harming behaviors may manifest differently for each individual, they are often associated with underlying emotional distress. Learn more about how to help your clients.

CARLAT WEBINAR

Aggression in Psychiatric Practice

May 24, 2023

Joshua Feder, MD

0.50 CME Credits. Learn to mitigate aggression in psychiatric practice in this webinar. You will gain expertise in understanding, treating, and preventing challenging behaviors in children and adults.