Child Psychiatry - Articles - Page 47

Pediatrician Policy Statement: Schools Should Start Later for Healthier Teens

November 1, 2014

School districts should move start times for middle and high schools to 8:30 a.m. or later, so that students can get at least 8.5 hours of sleep per night, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

CDC Study: Kids Are Flocking to e-Cigarettes

November 1, 2014

More than a quarter-million middle school and high school students who had never smoked regular cigarettes used e-cigarettes in 2013, according to a study released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Following Release from Prison, Suicide Risk Eighteen Times Higher

November 1, 2014

A new study reveals that people who have been in prison run a higher risk of committing suicide, particularly just after their release.

Debate Rages On Over ‘Black Box’ Warning on Antidepressants

November 1, 2014

The psychiatric community continues to debate the value of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) so-called ‘black box’ warning on certain antidepressants, and a pair of opposing viewpoints was recently featured in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Learning Objectives, ADHD, CCPR, November 2014

November 1, 2014

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Treating Transgender Children and Teens

September 1, 2014

Daniel Medeiros, MD

Transgender rights are currently seen as the next frontier for equal rights. But from a practical standpoint, what do we do when a family comes to us with a child with gender variant expression?

Psychiatric Treatment of Transgender Patients

September 1, 2014

Julianna Troy, MD, MPH

Identifying as transgender or gender noncomforming is not uncommon in the college population. In a recent survey of college students, 0.2% of respondents (from a pool of 123,078) identified as transgender.

Treating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth

September 1, 2014

David S. Reitman, MD, MBA

David S. Reitman, MD, MBA. Adolescent medicine specialist, Georgetown University Hospital Assistant professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine Medical Director, American University Student Health Center Washington, DC.

Dr. Reitman has disclosed that he has no relevant relationships or financial interests in any commercial company pertaining to this educational activity.

Find out what you need to know about treating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in an interview with David S. Reitman, MD, MBA, adolescent medicine specialist at Georgetown University Hospital.