Why valproate is the #1 contraindicated med in pregnancy, and what are the other close contenders.

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

These are the medications you don’t want to combine.

Antipsychotics can be very effective for irritability in autism, but they are often unnecessary, and the side effects are truly problematic. Don’t be the prescriber who hears irritability in autism and immediately prescribes antipsychotics. There are usually multiple steps to try before using the FDA-approved antipsychotic medications.

Learn about the pros and cons of the main categories of medications that clinicians typically use to treat anxiety in children and adolescents.

More red flags to watch for when prescribing controls, and how to manage them in practice.

MAOIs rank high in efficacy and are pretty well tolerated too, as long as you watch for two critical interactions.

Learn how to assess and intervene with NSSI, including ideas for supporting autonomy while addressing the behavior.