Four new antipsychotics are beginning to gain some traction in the adult market. Here is a quick low down on paliperidone, iloperidone (Fanapt), lurasidone (Latuda), and asenapine (Saphris).

Anxiety disorders are common in young people, affecting 4%–7% of children. It appears that the majority of “adult” anxiety disorders begin in childhood and are stable and often chronic conditions, so an effective intervention can have lifelong benefits.

While there are many different anxiety disorders, the mainstay of treatment for nearly all of them is the same: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

Anxiety disorders, in general, for children and adolescents, can be a very big problem. A big issue is that anxiety disorders are often not the first diagnoses considered and they are often overlooked.

Omega-3 fatty acids have been extolled as a treatment for everything from depression to high blood pressure. But how do they stack up for ADHD?

First line treatment of PTSD should always consist of psychotherapy but medications are often used in the hopes of further improving symptoms.

EMDR stands for “Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.” Created by psychologist Francine Shapiro in 1989, EMDR was first used for posttraumatic stress symptoms associated with military combat and sexual assault, and the treatment has a strong base of support.

If a child has been neglected, abused, subjected to domestic violence, or developed an attachment disorder from parents who may not have been abusive but angry, critical, reactive, and in other ways frightening to the child, the child’s mind and body have, within a relatively short time, become adapted to those conditions.

TF-CBT has strong evidence of improving a wide variety of problems, including PTSD, depression, anxiety and fear, behavior
problems, and trauma-related shame, as well as improving parental functioning.

Research has shown that regular routines can benefit kids in numerous ways. However, little research has been done specifically on bedtime and nighttime routines.