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Congenital Disorders in Psychiatry: Screening & Management

August 12, 2024

Today, we are talking about dysmorphology and genetic disorders in psychiatry. Dr. Marilyn Jones joins us to help us identify and understand these conditions. Dr. Jones tells us about the prevalence and diagnostic considerations for these conditions, such as 22q and Fragile X. Join us as we talk about the importance of early identification, genetic testing, and strategies for supporting individuals and families affected by these conditions.

Clinical Update

Managing a Dilemma: Social Contagion Self-Diagnosis in Adolescents and Young Adults

July 1, 2024

Circe Cooke, MD

Circe Cooke, MD. Child and adolescent psychiatrist, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Albuquerque, NM.

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

Can kids and teens "catch" mental illness from the internet? This clinical update covers how to assess the degree of media influence on symptoms that children and adolescents report and how to talk with kids and teens about self-diagnoses in a way that builds a collaborative exploratory treatment relationship.

Note From the Editor-in-Chief

July 1, 2024

Joshua D. Feder, MD.

Dr. Feder remains alarmed: right now, it’s about heat, social media, and fentanyl - hear his direct advice and protect your patients and yourselves from the current ravages of our times.

Research Update

OCD Treatment From Home

July 1, 2024

Mariel Zeccola, APRN, PhD

Mariel Zeccola, APRN, PhD. Dr. Zeccola has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Online treatment offers greater access to care for our patients with reduced travel and environmental costs. But is this modality effective? This research update looks at a study in which internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy was used for treating OCD in children and teens.

Research Update

A Promising Combo: Olanzapine and Samidorphan

July 1, 2024

Earth Hasassri, MD

Earth Hasassri, MD. Dr. Hasassri has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

When we must use antipsychotics (NbN D2 receptor blockers), we do whatever we can to avoid side effects from them. This research upside looks at the potential for the new olanzapine-semiglutide combination medication to reduce D2 blocker-related weight gain in children and teens.

Research Update

Alcohol Dependence in Teens Linked to Depression in Young Adults

July 1, 2024

Susan L. Siegfreid, MD

Susan Siegfreid, MD. Dr. Siegfreid has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

What is the impact of alcohol use in teens on their risk for developing depression? Spoiler alert: If it were a clear linear relationship, there would be no story here. Read this research update and use it to improve your process for screening for alcohol use.

Research Update

Physical Activity for Depression in Youth: A Closer Look at the Data

July 1, 2024

Susan L. Siegfreid, MD

Susan Siegfreid, MD. Dr. Siegfreid has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Does physical activity help relieve depression in children and adolescents? We know it helps adults, but what is the evidence in kids? This research update looks at a study that tries to elucidate the effectiveness of exercise on depression in kids and teens, and how much to emphasize exercise with your own patients.

Clinical Update

Navigating the Transition to College

July 1, 2024

Alexander El Sehamy, MD and Alan Schlechter, MD

Alexander El Sehamy, MD. Attending psychiatrist, Pediatric Emergency Behavioral Health Services, Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Northwell Health, Queens, NY.

Alan Schlechter, MD. Clinical associate professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY.

Dr. El Sehamy and Dr. Schlechter have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Is the older teen you are treating ready to go off to college? Will they take their medication or do their own laundry? This clinical update helps you guide your teenage patients, and their families, as they prepare for leaving home and taking care of their own medications, schedules, schoolwork, and social life.

Clinical Update

Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Children and Teens

July 1, 2024

Aydar Shaildayev, MD and Eric Whitney, MD

Aydar Shaildayev, MD. Psychiatry resident, NYU Langone, New York, NY.

Eric Whitney, MD. Clinical assistant professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY.

Drs. Shaildayev and Whitney have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

The Surgeon General has put out a call to address loneliness and social isolation. But what do we do about it? This clinical update will help you define loneliness and social isolation, assess for them, and help lonely or isolated kids and teens.