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Expanding Access to OCD Treatment

May 19, 2025

Many families struggle to find OCD treatment for their children. Specialty-trained therapists are limited, and wait lists are usually long. Online therapy is an option, but how well does it work? Today, we discuss a study that examines online cognitive behavioral therapy with exposure and response prevention for kids with OCD.

Preschoolers and Stimulants: When Is Medication the Right Call for ADHD?

May 12, 2025

Joshua Feder, MD and Mara Goverman

Today, we’re tackling a big question: How young is too young to treat children with medication for ADHD?

EXPERT Q&A

Culturally Competent Assessment

April 1, 2024

Dakota Carter, MD, EdD

Dakota Carter, MD, EdD. Medical Director and Chair of Psychiatry, Eisenhower Behavioral Health, Eisenhower Health, Rancho Mirage, CA.

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

Our patient populations are becoming ever more diverse. How do you approach children and teens from other cultures? Our interview with Dr. Dakota Carter looks at how we can be more effective in our care of patients and families from other cultures.

RESEARCH UPDATE

Ziprasidone for Mania in Bipolar I Disorder in Children and Teens

April 1, 2024

Dorothy Chyung, MD

Dorothy Chyung, MD. Dr. Chyung has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

You want to protect your manic child or teen patient from metabolic problems associated with most antipsychotics, so you think about using ziprasidone. How likely is it to work? Is it truly well tolerated? We give you our best take on it despite the problems inherent in industry-funded research.

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EXPERT Q&A

Helping Children and Teens Manage Climate Anxiety

April 1, 2024

Laelia Benoit, MD, PhD

Laelia Benoit, MD, PhD

Child and adolescent psychiatrist; associate researcher, Center for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP) of the French NIH (Inserm), Paris-Saclay University, France; combined fellow at the Yale Child Study Center; Co-Director of QUALab, Qualitative and Mixed Methods Lab, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

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

More of our young patients are coming in with fears about climate change. This can be explicit and paralyzing, or it may be hidden unless you uncover it. We interviewed Dr. Laelia Benoit on how to manage climate anxiety in children and teens.

Efficacy of Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD

January 15, 2024

Joshua Feder, MD and Mara Goverman

Have you ever wondered about using Deep Brain Stimulation, DBS, for kids dealing with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD? It's a hot topic among parents, but do we have enough evidence to back up this rather intense treatment? Let's dive in and take a closer look at deep brain stimulation.

Understanding Callous and Unemotional Behaviors in Children and Adolescents

December 18, 2023

Joshua Feder, MD, Mara Goverman, and Meghan Rose Donohue, PhD

Callous unemotional behaviors can be challenging to understand. Dr. Meghan Rose Donohue joins us today to help us unpack this topic. She is an instructor in psychiatry and works in the division of child and adolescent psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine.

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.