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Building Self-Regulation in Children

March 13, 2019

Stuart Shanker, PhD

Professor of psychology and philosophy at York University, Toronto

Dr. Shanker has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

“Self-regulation” has become a buzz phrase to help children manage stress, become resilient, and stave off depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. To gain a better understanding of this concept, we interviewed Stuart Shanker, PhD, founder and CEO of the MEHRIT Centre (https://self-reg.ca). Dr. Shanker sets up self-regulation programs in school districts across Canada.

Prescription CBD Is Available, But Are We Ready to Use It?

January 1, 2019

Chris Aiken, MD

Chris Aiken, MD Editor-in-Chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Aiken has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Your patient comes in with a new medication on his list: CBD oil. He started taking it for anxiety and wants to know if it’s safe. You hedge, explaining that there is limited information available on unregulated products, but the patient is persistent. He says CBD oil is available as a prescription, and wonders if you could write one for it.

Anxiety Everywhere: Grappling With a Pervasive Symptom

January 1, 2019

Moira Rynn, MD

Moira Rynn, MD

Chair for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.

Dr. Rynn has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dr. Moira Rynn has been doing clinical research examining new medications for children with anxiety disorders. Her passion is working with children who have failed first-line, evidence-based treatments. How do we help these children? What are our options?

How Effective Are Medications for Pediatric Anxiety?

January 1, 2019

Thomas Jordan, MD.

Thomas Jordan, MD. Dr. Jordan has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Antidepressants are part of the first-line treatment for severe childhood anxiety disorders when removal of stressors and psychotherapy are not enough, but are all antidepressants created equal in this situation?

Benzodiazepines for Anxiety: Where They Fit In

May 1, 2018

Michael Posternak, MD.

Michael Posternak, MD. Psychiatrist in private practice, Boston, MA Dr. Posternak has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are widely used, rarely studied, and much maligned. So where exactly do they fit in today’s medication arsenal for treating anxiety? This article discusses when BZDs are appropriate and when they are not, and how to choose among the various BZDs.
But before doing so, let’s first address the elephant that always seems to be lurking in the BZD room: their addictive potential.

Note From the Editor-in-Chief

March 1, 2018

Joshua Feder, MD

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

Anxiety is a broad concept that permeates pretty much all of our work. In particular, anxiety often compromises cognitive ability and drives acting-out behavior.

Differentiating ADHD From Anxiety: Tips for Clinicians

March 1, 2018

Paula Jurczak, BSW and Joshua Feder, MD

Paula Jurczak, BSW Child and family therapist. Joshua Feder, MD Editor-in-chief, The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report. Ms. Jurczak and Dr. Feder have disclosed that they have no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

When parents bring in their kids for concentration, attention, and learning issues, it’s common to assume a provisional diagnosis of ADHD. In many children, however, anxiety can be the real cause of these problems.