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Treating Anxiety and Sleep Issues in Children and Adolescents

February 2, 2026

A parent sits across from you and asks, "Why can't my child just take the same anxiety medicine that helps me?” Sounds reasonable, but the evidence tells a very different story.

Supporting Better Self-Esteem in ADHD

July 1, 2025

Nikhil Rao, MD, MSc and Alexandra Wadford, MSN

Nikhil Rao, MD, MSc. Regional Medical Director, CCS Family Behavioral Health, Portland, OR.

Alexandra Wadford, MSN. Unity Center for Behavioral Health, Portland, OR.

Dr. Rao and Ms. Wadford have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Children with ADHD face constant criticism and develop poor self-esteem, increasing risks for depression and anxiety. This clinical update explores why self-esteem suffers and provides a comprehensive, multifaceted approach including social, psychological, and medical interventions to help build resilience and confidence.

Expert Q&A

Applications of Brief Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia in Geriatric Psychiatry

April 1, 2025

Daniel J. Buysse, MD

Daniel J. Buysse, MD, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Clinical and Translational Science; UPMC Endowed Chair in Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. Co-author of Treating Sleep Problems: A Transdiagnostic Approach (Guilford Press; 2017).

Dr. Buysse receives licensing fees for the Consensus Sleep Diary, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Addendum for PTSD (PSQI-A), Brief Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (B-PSQI), Daytime Insomnia Symptoms Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Diary, Insomnia Symptom Questionnaire, and Ru-SATED. He receives consulting fees from Sleep Number and Synchronicity Pharma. Relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Dr. Buysse discusses the advantages of Brief Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia (BBTI) in geriatric populations. Learn how this time-efficient, evidence-based approach helps older adults improve sleep without medications—ideal for busy clinical settings.

Psychopharm Secrets: What Patients Won’t Tell You

November 4, 2024

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

How to assess med response when the patient reports is a poor guide: long-term mood stabilizers, sleep meds, and rapid cycling.

RESEARCH UPDATE

Optimizing Sleep Timing for Night Shift Workers

April 1, 2024

Xavier Preud’homme, MD

Xavier Preud'homme, MD. Dr. Preud’homme has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Night shift work poses significant challenges, with one in five workers experiencing sleep disturbances. A study comparing morning and evening sleep sheds light on managing shift work disorder.

Clinical Update

Managing Insomnia in Older Adults

December 31, 2023

Julia Cromwell, MD

Julia Cromwell, MD. Medical Director, Senior Adult Psychiatry Unit, Salem Hospital, Salem, MA.

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

Treating insomnia in older adults often comes with harms. Here we review how to get the diagnosis right, how to optimize treatment without medications, and how to find safer and more affordable medications when needed.

Research Update

A New Intervention for Shift-Work Disorder

April 14, 2023

Xavier Preud’homme, MD

Xavier Preud’homme, MD. Dr. Preud’homme has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Is it better to sleep after the night shift or wait until the afternoon?

Improving Sleep in Children and Adolescents

February 19, 2023

Joshua Feder, MD and Mara Goverman

Learn how clinicians can enhance their patient’s quality of life by improving sleep outcomes.

7 Tips for Better Sleep

March 14, 2022

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

A new app for insomnia might also lift depression. We show you how it works and end with 7 practical tips to share with your patients who have insomnia.