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Learning Objectives, Gender and Sexuality in Children and Adolescents, CHPR, July/August/September 2023

August 1, 2023

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Clinical Update

Taking a Sexual History With Children and Teens

August 1, 2023

Mikveh Warshaw, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP. Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, Community Health Center Inc.; faculty member of Center for Key Populations (CKP) Program, Middletown, CT.

Ms. Warshaw has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Are you uncomfortable taking a sexual history from your patients? You are not alone. Only about one third of mental health professionals take a sexual history from their pediatric and adolescent patients. In this article we offer developmentally stratified tips on talking with kids and families about sexuality, abuse, and consent.

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.

Clinical Update

Gender Affirming Care in Children and Adolescents: A Primer

August 1, 2023

Joshua Feder, MD

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

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

What exactly is gender affirming care? What approaches are used at different stages of development? You need to know the medical and social aspects of GAC. In this article we give you the basics on GAC including social transition, hormone replacement therapy, and gender confirming surgery, stratified by developmental stages.

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.

Recognizing Developmental Trauma Disorder in Children and Adolescents

May 15, 2023

Joshua Feder, MD and Mara Goverman

Whether due to COVID, conflict, climate, or common car crashes, children often lose their caregiver at the same time they experience trauma. Our podcast with Julian Ford will help you understand the proposed diagnostic criteria and ideas for intervention for this complex developmental trauma disorder.

Treating Irritability in Autistic Children: Functional and Medication Approaches

April 24, 2023

Joshua Feder, MD and Mara Goverman

Antipsychotics can be very effective for irritability in autism, but they are often unnecessary, and the side effects are truly problematic. Don’t be the prescriber who hears irritability in autism and immediately prescribes antipsychotics. There are usually multiple steps to try before using the FDA-approved antipsychotic medications.