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Technology Issues With Children and Adolescents (September/October) | 2016

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Parent-Focused Therapy Outperforms Conjoint Therapy for Anorexia

September 1, 2016

Few disorders frustrate clinicians as much as anorexia nervosa (AN). In the June 2015 issue of TCPR, we interviewed James Lock, who guided us through one of the few effective AN treatments, family-based therapy (FBT). In FBT, a family therapist works with the entire family to come up with a weight restoration plan for the patient. Read More

Helping Families Use Screen Media Sensibly

September 1, 2016

We are all aware that media and technology have fundamentally changed our day-to-day lives, but there is a lot of confusion and misinformation about what an “always connected” lifestyle actually means. Dr. Robb describes the addictive effects of technology on children and adolescents in this interview. Read More

Screen Media and Mental Health Risks

September 1, 2016

Mary G. Burke, MD

Dr. Burke has been helping patients of all ages, as well as the general public, address this in practical and socially acceptable ways since 1999. In this article she explains how screen media are not biologically neutral. They are, by design, addictive for susceptible individuals; further, they are deleterious for babies and must be used wisely with young children. Read More