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Addressing Suicidality in Autistic Children and Teens

September 25, 2023

Joshua Feder, MD, Mara Goverman, and Paul Lipkin, MD

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Autistic kids and teens can become despondent or suicidal. This episode explores the distinction between self-injurious behavior and suicidality in autistic children, communication patterns related to suicide, the screening process for identifying suicidality, and the different levels of care required to effectively address this issue.

A Primer on Vaping: 15 Years On

January 18, 2022

Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy, MD

Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy, MD

Attending psychiatrist, Children’s National Medical Hospital, Washington, DC.

Dr. Kaliamurthy has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

E-cigarettes entered the American market 15 years ago and their use has grown steadily ever since. Dr. Kaliamurthy starts with an overview of vaping technologies, then moves on to discuss the evidence for e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool, the new trend of vaping cannabis, and vaping associated health risks.

Inhalants: An Invisible Danger

September 10, 2021

Michael Weaver, MD, FASAM,

Michael Weaver, MD, FASAM, Professor and medical director at the Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addictions at the University of Texas Medical School. Dr. Weaver has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity

Inhalants are easily available household chemicals that can create short-lived intoxicating effect in users. Unfortunately, serious long term side effects can result from their use. We review the effects that inhalants can have the body and cover screening and treatment options.

Misuse of Over-the-Counter Medications

September 10, 2021

Amy Ton, MD, and Deepti Anbarasan, MD

Amy Ton, MD, resident in psychiatry, New York University, New York, NY. Deepti Anbarasan, MD, associate professor in psychiatry & neurology, New York University. Dr. Ton and Dr. Anbarasan have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Over the counter medications are commonly misused, particularly among younger patients. Dextromethorphan, first generation antihistamines, and nasal decongestants are the most frequently encountered. We cover the clinical features of each and discuss treatment strategies.

Oral Contraceptive Users and Depressive Symptoms

October 30, 2020

Kristen Gardner, PharmD.

Kristen Gardner, PharmD. Dr. Gardner has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

We worry that oral contraceptives impact mood, particularly in adolescents who are prone to depression and other mood disorders. This research review on the Dutch TRAILS (Tracking Adolescents’ Individual Lives Survey) helps balance our decision making so that we avoid either extreme of universally counseling against their use nor dismissing the possible impact of OCs on mood.

Update: Is Watching 13 Reasons Why Bad for Teens?

August 5, 2020

Kristen Gardner, PharmD.

Kristen Gardner, PharmD. Dr. Gardner has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Remember the last two times we’ve worried about the program 13 Reasons Why? Now yet another study has found risk for teens watching 13 Reasons Why, and we are learning about gender differences as well. See the review and get our recommended resources for guiding families.

Adolescents and Sleep: Parents Can Make a Difference

May 7, 2020

Pavan Madan, MD

Pavan Madan, MD Dr. Madan has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Can parents impact teen sleep in a helpful manner? Teens are notorious for staying up late and having trouble getting up in the morning. We are often asked to opine on this problem. This research review looks at the effect of such intervention, including the consideration of the difference between a ‘significant finding’ and one that is clinically meaningful.

Highlights From This Issue

February 11, 2020

Quick summary of what you’ll learn.

Are Target Symptoms More Important Than Diagnosis?

February 11, 2020

Research often does not describe the patients who come to our clinics. One of the chief reasons for this is that research studies typically have exclusion criteria that creates more pure populations of subjects with one diagnosis while comorbid diagnosis is more the rule than the exception in child and adolescent mental health care. This article will help clinicians to grapple with this thorny problem.

EXPERT Q&A

Reduced Life Expectancy in ADHD

February 11, 2020

Russell Barkley, PhD

Russell Barkley, PhD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at The Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and the Virginia Treatment Center for Children Dr. Barkley has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Russell Barkley, PhD, discusses the enormity of the health consequences and early mortality associated with ADHD. The range and likely mechanism of long-term effects of ADHD are discussed, and we examine the role of assertive treatment in childhood and adolescence.