What are psychotic-like experiences (PLE) in children and teens, and what is the prognosis for those who have them? Should we treat immediately with antipsychotics? Watch and wait? Our interview with Dr. Kristin Cadenhead gives you the guidance you need to assess and manage PLE.

In our note from the Editor in Chief, Dr. Feder underlines the hope for better outcomes for the ravages of substance use disorders and a timely message for those impacted wildfires and other disasters.

Mental health problems in young children are incredibly complex. Dr. Jeffrey Rowe’s comprehensive outline helps us organize our assessment and care planning for these children. Even more important, since most of us see older kids, Dr. Rowe helps us find the links between problems in early childhood and later mental health challenges.

Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is a popular concern among autistic kids and families. It’s not in the DSM, yet we need to understand and address it. This clinical update helps you approach irritability and PDA rationally to help autistic patients connect and regulate before merely prescribing D2-blocking antipsychotics. 

Can kids and teens "catch" mental illness from the internet? This clinical update covers how to assess the degree of media influence on symptoms that children and adolescents report and how to talk with kids and teens about self-diagnoses in a way that builds a collaborative exploratory treatment relationship.