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Joshua Feder, MD

Joshua Feder, MD

Dr. Joshua Feder studied mathematics and medicine at Boston University, Psychiatry at Naval Regional Medical Center San Diego, serving the first Gulf War in child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, and eventually became Chief of Child Psychiatry at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Feder now practices in Solana Beach, California, and serves as Executive Medical Director at Positive Development, providing relationship-based support for families, with research at UCSD, SDSU, Fielding Graduate University, An Najah National University, Quicksilver Software, Autism Is inclusion program, and Programmatic Lead for the International Networking Group on Peace Building with Young Children, with projects in the US, Northern Ireland, and the Middle East. Dr. Feder co-authored the first American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Practice Parameter on Autism and serves as Co-Chair of the Disaster & Trauma Committee at AACAP. Dr Feder was founding policy chair for the California Association for Infant Mental Health and advocates worldwide on access to care, climate policy, and peacebuilding. His recent books include Child Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Second Edition (2023) and Prescribing Psychotropics (2021).

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Treating Children of Divorce

March 17, 2022
Joshua Feder, MD and Mara Goverman
Each year in the US, there are about 1.04 million divorces, affecting about 800,000 children, and it may not be the divorce itself that is hard on children, but how the divorce is handled. How can we navigate the complexities of treating a child with divorced or separated parents?
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Do Antipsychotics Have Neurotoxic Effects in Youth?

March 4, 2022
Joshua Feder, MD and Mara Goverman
Do antipsychotics have neurotoxic effects in youth? In this episode, we’ll be banging the drum of caution about antipsychotic use in children and adolescents. 
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Prescribing Psychotropics: From Drug Interactions to Pharmacogenetics (2022)

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January 1, 2022
Chris Aiken, MD, Joshua Feder, MD, and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Aiken, Dr. Feder, and Dr. Carlat have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

This page has links and instructions for taking the 10 CME post-test for Prescribing Psychotropics (2022) and downloading your PDF and eBook copies. 


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Prescribing Psychotropics: From Drug Interactions to Pharmacogenetics (2022)

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January 1, 2022
Chris Aiken, MD, Joshua Feder, MD, and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Aiken, Dr. Feder, and Dr. Carlat have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity. have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

This page has links and instructions for taking the 10 CME post-test for Prescribing Psychotropics (2022) and downloading your PDF and eBook copies. 


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Note From the Editor-in-Chief

May 20, 2021
Joshua Feder, MD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue
Joshua D. Feder, MDJoshua Feder, MD
At Carlat we dig deeper: Last fall it was the possibility of suicidality with antidepressants when we see the real data; this winter, it was the lack of clinical relevance of CYP enzyme testing when we use medications carefully; and this spring, beneath the apparent weight of thousands of studies that turn out to be flawed, we found an absence of a definable effect size for the massive $17 billion applied behavioral analysis industry.
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Note From the Editor-in-Chief

March 12, 2021
Joshua Feder, MD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue
Josh Feder, MD Dr. Feder has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
In this first issue of 2021, we dig deeper into current and chronic areas of clinical complexity. Genetic testing can find identifiable disorders, offering relief to families searching for answers and perhaps guiding future treatment. Despite the hype, though, pharmacogenetics has limitations; we need to know what it can and...
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Note from the Editor-in-Chief

August 5, 2020
Joshua Feder, MD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue
Joshua D. Feder, MDJosh Feder, MD Dr. Feder has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
As we head back into our homes in the midst of bungled reopenings and anguished protests, we at CCPR are striving to more consciously address social determinants and inequities. In this long-planned issue on culture, we talk about approaches to understanding cultural diversity in our everyday practice, the risks and...
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Informed Consent: An Ongoing Process for Focused Care

May 1, 2018
Joshua Feder, MD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue
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?
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Embracing Conflict in the Consent Process

May 1, 2018
Joshua Feder, MD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue
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?
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Lithium: Practical Considerations for Children With Suicidal Thinking

January 1, 2018
Eve Dreyfus, MD and Joshua Feder, MD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue
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.
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