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Expert Q&A

Crisis in Pediatric Mental Health: The Kids Aren’t Alright

August 1, 2023

Warren Y.K. Ng, MD.

Child and adolescent psychiatrist; Medical Director of Clinical Services, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center and New York Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital; President, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, NY.

Dr. Ng has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

As the head of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Dr. Ng is deeply familiar with the serious issues facing pediatric mental health. He outlines methods to protect children, such as partnering with pediatricians and making use of school-based programs. Additionally, he lists resources for healthcare providers, patients, and their families.

CLINICAL UPDATE

Exploring the Complexities of Self-Harm Among Youth

July 9, 2023

Joshua Feder, MD and Hanni Flaherty, LCSWR, PhD, CASAC

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

Hanni Flaherty, LCSWR, PhD, CASAC. Assistant Professor and Chair of Advanced Clinical Practice, Yeshiva University. President and Clinical Director, Collaborative People Clinical Group. New York, NY.

The authors have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

While self-harming behaviors may manifest differently for each individual, they are often associated with underlying emotional distress. Learn more about how to help your clients.

BOOK REVIEWS FOR PSYCHIATRISTS

A Review of A Mother's Reckoning

Stories that color-in the stark lines of evidence-based medicine.

April 13, 2023

Emily E. Whisler, DO and Edmund S. Higgins, MD.

Discover the emotional journey of a mother whose life was forever changed when she learned her son was involved in a crime.

Expert Q&A

Addressing Suicidality in Autistic Children and Teens

April 1, 2023

Paul Lipkin, MD

Paul Lipkin, MD.

Neurodevelopmental and developmental behavioral pediatrician. Director, Medical Outpatient Services, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD.

Dr. Lipkin has served as an advisor for EarliTec and Sarepta Diagnostics. Relevant financial relationships listed for the author have been mitigated.

Autistic kids and teens can become despondent or suicidal. When this happens, we need to take it as seriously as with anyone else. We interviewed Dr. Paul Lipkin who has truly useful tips to help us modify our assessment to communicate effectively back and forth to address the problem.

Research Update

A Role for Social Media in Suicide Prevention?

April 1, 2023

Susan L. Siegfreid, MD

Susan L. Siegfreid, MD. Dr. Siegfreid has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

We worry about the detrimental effects of social media on mental health, but can social media attention be used to promote positive health outcomes? The media attention surrounding a hip-hop song about suicide prevention was associated with a significant drop in suicides in the days that followed.

Research Update

Electroconvulsive Therapy and Risk of Suicide in Major Depression

April 1, 2023

Sébastien Hardy, PharmD, BCPS

Sébastien Hardy, PharmD, BCPS. Dr. Hardy has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

ECT appears effective in reducing suicidality, especially among patients 65+ years and patients with severe depression.

CARLAT WEBINAR

Black Box Warning in Children and Adolescents

December 19, 2022

Sandra Hyams, APRN, PMHNP

What's your role when prescribing antidepressants to your young patients?

Expert Q&A

Advances in College Mental Health

September 2, 2022

Michelle Riba MD, Garrett Rossi, MD., and Chris Aiken, MD

Michelle B. Riba, MD, MS

Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Co-Director, Workplace Mental Health Solutions, Eisenberg Family Depression Center; Director, PsychOncology Program, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center. Editor, College Psychiatry: Strategies to Improve Access to Mental Health (co-editor: Meera Menon, MD).

Interview by Garrett Rossi, MD. Inpatient/consult attending psychiatrist, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Pomona, NJ.

Dr. Riba, expert of this educational activity, has disclosed that she receives book royalties from Springer, Wiley, and APA Publishing. Dr. Aiken has reviewed this educational activity and has determined that there is no commercial bias as a result of this financial relationship. Dr. Rossi has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

College life is not what it used to be, and Dr. Riba shares ways to improve psychiatric care for students facing COVID lockdowns, financial strain, and the contagion of campus suicide.

EXPERT Q&A

Personality Changes Later in Life: Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations

July 1, 2022

Rajesh R. Tampi, MD, MS, DFAPA.

Rajesh R. Tampi, MD

Professor and chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Bhatia Family Endowed Chair in Psychiatry, Creighton University School of Medicine. Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) Behavioral Health Services, Omaha, NE.

Dr. Tampi, expert for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Dr. Rajesh R. Tampi describes the course of personality disorders as patients age and provides documentation tips for clinicians who suspect personality disorders.

Suicide Safety Planning for the Patient with Addiction

November 5, 2021

Jessica Casella, LCSW

Jessica Casella, LCSW Private practice social worker, Branford, CT. Adjunct faculty member at Sacred Heart University School of Social Work. Active member of the state of Connecticut’s Suicide Advisory Board. Ms. Casella has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Addiction is a major risk factor for suicide. Here, we provide a practical guide to Safety Planning, an evidenced based approach for reducing suicide risk that can be implemented in a variety of clinical settings.