Joshua Feder, MD

Informed Consent: An Ongoing Process for Focused Care

May 1, 2018

Josh Feder, MD Child and family psychiatrist, Solana Beach, CA, Editor-in-Chief of the Carlat Child Psychiatry Report Dr. Feder has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Informed consent is a foundation for good clinical practice and can provide legal protection. But informed consent is more than defensive medicine. It is a vehicle for framing good care. How often do people use the consent process?

Embracing Conflict in the Consent Process

May 1, 2018

Joshua Feder, MD

Josh Feder, MD Child and family psychiatrist, Solana Beach, CA, Editor-in-Chief of the Carlat Child Psychiatry Report Dr. Feder has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

What do you do when your teen patient declines an offer of medication yet the parents insist on it? How about if the teen is coming to you for medication and the parents are opposed to the idea?

Lithium: Practical Considerations for Children With Suicidal Thinking

January 1, 2018

Eve Dreyfus, MD and Joshua Feder, MD

Eve Dreyfus, MD Pediatric psychiatrist for Beacon Medical Group Behavioral Health, South Bend, IN Dr. Dreyfus has disclosed that they have no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity. Josh Feder, MD Editor-in-chief of The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report Dr. Feder has disclosed that they have no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

This article covers the judicious consideration and use of lithium in children with suicidal thinking and behavior as part of their overall mental health picture. These challenging situations demand that we stay calm and remain receptive to the frustrations of the family, while at the same time addressing the child’s difficulties.