After reading these articles, you should be able to:

1. Evaluate the evidence base for SNRIs versus SSRIs in pediatric depression and anxiety. 

2. Identify biopsychosocial contributors to pediatric depression and implement treatment strategies that address underlying causes.

3. Recognize the distinction between school refusal and truancy and implement exposure-based interventions in collaboration with families and schools.

4. Differentiate appropriate uses of benzodiazepines in pediatric populations and select evidence-based alternatives for anxiety and sleep disorders.

5. Summarize some of the findings in the literature regarding psychiatric treatment for children and adolescents.