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Expert Q&A

Dysmorphology for Child Psychiatrists

January 1, 2024

Marilyn C. Jones, MD

Clinical Service Chief, Genetics, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego; Distinguished Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, UCSD, San Diego, CA.

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

You probably studied genetic conditions during your training, however, it is easy to miss some of these kids and teens in your clinical practice. Our interview with Dr. Marilyn Jones will help you learn what the more common conditions are, how spot them, and what to do next.

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Clinical Update

Trisomy 21: An Overview for Child Psychiatrists

January 1, 2024

Robin Lynn Treptow, PhD and Joshua Feder, MD

Robin Lynn Treptow, PhD. Assistant Professor of Psychology, Divine Mercy University, Sterling, VA.

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

Dr. Treptow and Dr. Feder have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

You are likely to see some kids and teens with Trisomy 21, aka Down Syndrome. This overview gives you the basics you need to address psychiatric conditions common to T21 while keeping track of the common medical issues that interact with mental health in this population.

CLINICAL UPDATE

Strategies for Treating Trauma in Intimate Partner Violence Survivors

September 12, 2023

Daniel Carlat, MD

Daniel Carlat, MD. Vice Chair, Community and Public Sector Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine. Publisher, Carlat Publishing.

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

Dos and dont's when working with survivors of IPV.

Expert Q&A

Recognizing and Treating Psychosis in Autism

April 1, 2023

Kristin Cadenhead, MD

Kristin Cadenhead, MD.

Professor of psychiatry. Director, Cognitive Assessment and Risk Evaluation (CARE) Early Psychosis Treatment and Research Program, University of California, San Diego.

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

Is it autism or psychosis or both? Autistic traits and psychotic symptoms can look a lot alike. How common is psychosis in autism? And how can we differentiate co-occurring autistic traits from psychotic symptoms? Dr. Kristin Cadenhead gives us an approach for sorting through the history and addressing these problems separately.

Expert Q&A

Addressing Suicidality in Autistic Children and Teens

April 1, 2023

Paul Lipkin, MD

Paul Lipkin, MD.

Neurodevelopmental and developmental behavioral pediatrician. Director, Medical Outpatient Services, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD.

Dr. Lipkin has served as an advisor for EarliTec and Sarepta Diagnostics. Relevant financial relationships listed for the author have been mitigated.

Autistic kids and teens can become despondent or suicidal. When this happens, we need to take it as seriously as with anyone else. We interviewed Dr. Paul Lipkin who has truly useful tips to help us modify our assessment to communicate effectively back and forth to address the problem.

EXPERT Q&A

Assessment of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Children and Adolescents

January 30, 2023

Hanni Flaherty, LCSWR, PhD, CASAC

Hanni Flaherty, LCSWR, PhD, CASAC

Assistant Professor and Chair of Advanced Clinical Practice, Yeshiva University. President and Clinical Director, Collaborative People Clinical Group. New York, NY.

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

We interviewed Hanni Flaherty to learn how to talk with patients and families about non-suicidal self-injury. Learn how to assess and intervene with NSSI, including ideas for supporting autonomy while addressing the behavior.

EXPERT Q&A

Callous Unemotional Traits

January 30, 2023

Meghan Rose Donohue, PhD

Meghan Rose Donohue, PhD.

Instructor in Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine. St. Louis, MO.

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

Are some kids really born with callous unemotional traits? We spoke with Rose Donohue to find out. Learn about the differences between primary and secondary CU behaviors and the different approaches to treatment.

EXPERT Q&A

Recognizing Developmental Trauma Disorder in Children and Adolescents

January 30, 2023

Julian Ford, PhD, ABPP

Julian Ford, PhD, ABPP

Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut. Farmington, CT. Director, The Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders, a part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (www.nctsn.org).

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

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