Child Psychiatry - Articles - Page 30

CME Post-Test - Trauma in Children and Adolescents, CCPR, March/April 2019

March 13, 2019

The post-test for this issue is available for one year after the publication date to subscribers only. By successfully completing the test you will be awarded a certificate for 2 CME credits.

Learning Objectives, Trauma in Children and Adolescents, CCPR, March/April 2019

March 13, 2019

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Note From the Editor-in-Chief

January 1, 2019

Joshua Feder, MD

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

For our 2019 issue on anxiety, we spoke with Dr. Moira Rynn at Duke about the concept of anxiety as a pervasive symptom that cuts across diagnostic categories. We are focused on anxiety as a target symptom that happens every day, but what are the data for medication treatment?

What to Do About School Refusal? A Conversation With Two Experts

January 1, 2019

Amalia Londono Tobon, MD and Wendy K. Silverman, PhD, ABPP

Amalia Londono Tobon, MD Chief Resident PGY-5, Solnit Integrated Training Program at Yale Child Study Center. Wendy K. Silverman, PhD, ABPP Professor of Child Psychiatry and Director at Yale Child Study Center Program for Anxiety Disorders. Drs. Londono Tobon and Silverman have disclosed that they have no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

School refusal is a common problem, affecting up to 5% of schoolchildren. Even so, there are few clear guidelines on how to manage this problem. After seeing their article on the subject, we were able to talk with a child psychiatrist and a clinical child psychologist who focus a significant portion of their work on treating school refusal.

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?

Wilderness Therapy: Dangerous Waste of Money or an Effective Therapeutic Intervention?

January 1, 2019

Caroline Fisher, MD

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

Wilderness therapy programs, aka “outdoor behavioral health programs,” purport to offer structured outdoor experiences for adolescents or adults that lead to psychological shifts and better functioning. Programs vary in length from a few days to months, although 30–90 days is common.

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?

Suicide Rates in College Students

January 1, 2019

Jessica Goren, PharmD, BCPP.

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

Adolescence is a time of high risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB), and rates are rising. In those ages 15–29, suicide is the second leading cause of death globally. A recent article published some interesting survey data, giving us a clearer picture of how common STB is and what some of the causes are.

CME Post-Test - Anxiety in Children and Adolescents, CCPR, January/February 2019

January 1, 2019

The post-test for this issue is available for one year after the publication date to subscribers only. By successfully completing the test you will be awarded a certificate for 1 CME credit.