The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents (October/November/December) | 2023

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Learning Objectives, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents, CCPR, October/November/December 2023

November 1, 2023

After reading these articles, you should be able to...

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Note From the Editor-in-Chief

November 1, 2023
Joshua D. Feder, MD

Can prescribers do cognitive behavioral therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)? How do you treat OCD when it’s mixed with other conditions? What to tell families asking for invasive Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD? How can we minimize the problems of antipsychotics? And what about lithium – should you use it more? Join us and learn!

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Lithium for Children and Adolescents

November 2, 2023
Max S. Rosen, MD

Lithium is FDA-approved for bipolar disorder in children and adolescents 12 years and up; however, its potential off-label utility is broad, from affective aggression to anorexia nervosa. This clinical update covers how to prescribe lithium for children and adolescents and how to talk with patients and parents about lithium. 

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Treating OCD With Co-Occurring Conditions

November 1, 2023
Kate Dimond Fitzgerald, MD

In this issue we offer the information you need to treat OCD when it is mixed with other diagnoses.

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Basics of Office-Based CBT for OCD

November 1, 2023
Robert D. Friedberg, PhD, ABPP

OCD is typically treated with CBT and SSRIs. But do you understand the mental mechanics of Exposure and Response Prevention? This is critical to supporting families, and once you learn about it, you might want to do it yourself. We show you the path to learning how. 

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Tapering Antipsychotics

November 1, 2023
Charmi Patel Rao, MD, DFAACAP

Antipsychotics offer remarkable, even lifesaving treatment for children and adolescents, however, their side effects include metabolic and neurologic problems, including neurotoxicity. This clinical update guides you through a rational process for employing these powerful medications when necessary but also reducing and discontinuing them when possible.

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Efficacy of Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD

November 1, 2023
John Raiss, MD

Deep Brain Stimulation is a surgically invasive procedure that is used in an attempt to treat several conditions including obsessive compulsive disorder in some youths. But does it work? Read our research update so you can better guide families on this high-risk decision.

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CME Post-Test, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents, CCPR, October/November/December 2023

November 1, 2023

By successfully completing the test you will be awarded a certificate for 2 CME credit.

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