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Update: Is Watching 13 Reasons Why Bad for Teens?

August 5, 2020

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

Remember the last two times we’ve worried about the program 13 Reasons Why? Now yet another study has found risk for teens watching 13 Reasons Why, and we are learning about gender differences as well. See the review and get our recommended resources for guiding families.

Adolescents and Sleep: Parents Can Make a Difference

May 7, 2020

Pavan Madan, MD

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

Can parents impact teen sleep in a helpful manner? Teens are notorious for staying up late and having trouble getting up in the morning. We are often asked to opine on this problem. This research review looks at the effect of such intervention, including the consideration of the difference between a ‘significant finding’ and one that is clinically meaningful.

Highlights From This Issue

February 11, 2020

Quick summary of what you’ll learn.

Are Target Symptoms More Important Than Diagnosis?

February 11, 2020

Research often does not describe the patients who come to our clinics. One of the chief reasons for this is that research studies typically have exclusion criteria that creates more pure populations of subjects with one diagnosis while comorbid diagnosis is more the rule than the exception in child and adolescent mental health care. This article will help clinicians to grapple with this thorny problem.

EXPERT Q&A

Reduced Life Expectancy in ADHD

February 11, 2020

Russell Barkley, PhD

Russell Barkley, PhD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at The Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and the Virginia Treatment Center for Children Dr. Barkley has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Russell Barkley, PhD, discusses the enormity of the health consequences and early mortality associated with ADHD. The range and likely mechanism of long-term effects of ADHD are discussed, and we examine the role of assertive treatment in childhood and adolescence.

EXPERT Q&A

Reimagining ADHD

February 11, 2020

Edward Hallowell, MD

Edward Hallowell, MD
Child and adult psychiatrist. Founder of The Hallowell Centers in Boston MetroWest, New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle. Host of the podcast “Distraction” (www.distractionpodcast.com) Dr. Hallowell has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

While medication is the mainstay of treating symptoms in ADHD, Edward Hallowell, MD, shares a positive, relationship-based approach to ADHD with practical strategies to help children and adolescents manage ADHD.

Can Stimulants Prevent Crime?

February 11, 2020

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.

The link between ADHD and antisocial behavior leading to arrests and incarcerations is often not clear: is the ADHD causing the behaviors or other related factors? We examine the results of a population-based study to give us insight into whether treating ADHD with stimulant medication has an effect on the risk of criminal behavior.

Methylphenidate Max Dosing

February 11, 2020

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.

We examine current methylphenidate dosing and unpack what the research tells us about prescribing beyond conventional limits when clinically indicated for children and adolescents.

Growing Rate of Suicide in Teens: Assessment and Prevention

October 3, 2019

Teen suicidality is rising and child psychiatrists need support in knowing how to address suicidality in everyday practice. In this lead article we discuss office assessment, treatment, planning, and prevention for at risk children and teens. For reference we also include the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions Toolkit Questionnaire as well as a table presenting some of the evidence-based approaches for suicide screening.

Motivational Interviewing With Teens About Weed

October 3, 2019

Elizabeth D’Amico, PhD

Elizabeth D’Amico, PhD

Senior Behavioral Scientist at RAND and member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)

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

Child psychiatrists can learn and use motivational interviewing to help teens across a range of substance use disorders. In this QA we cover the efficacy, training and implementation of outpatient motivational interviewing for marijuana and other substance use with teens.