After reading these articles, you should be able to:

1. Apply evidence-based pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic treatment strategies for common psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents.
2. Apply the PICOT framework to critically evaluate research studies used in child and adolescent psychiatric practice.
3. Identify the role of genetic testing and heritability concepts in assessing and counseling families of children with psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders.
4. Evaluate the evidence, mechanisms, and limitations of newer antipsychotic agents for use in children and adolescents with psychotic disorders.
5. Summarize some of the current research findings on psychiatric treatment.