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Common Developmental Disorders in Children and Adolescents (January/February/March) | 2024

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Learning Objectives, Common Developmental Disorders in Children and Adolescents, CCPR, January/February/March 2024

January 1, 2024

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Trisomy 21: An Overview for Child Psychiatrists

January 1, 2024
Robin Lynn Treptow, PhD and Joshua Feder, MD

You are likely to see some kids and teens with Trisomy 21, aka Down Syndrome. This overview gives you the basics you need to address psychiatric conditions common to T21 while keeping track of the common medical issues that interact with mental health in this population. 

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Don’t Forget Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

January 1, 2024
Ira J. Chasnoff, MD

What do you look for to diagnose Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)? Read this interview with Dr. Ira Chasnoff to understand the broad impact of FASD and what to look for in the patient’s history (hint: you usually won’t see facial stigmata).

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Addressing Implicit Bias: Trisomy 21

January 1, 2024
Robin Lynn Treptow, PhD

Everyone has unconscious biases that impact how we care for our patients. This clinical update gives you tools to uncover and set aside implicit biases so that you can offer your patients with T21 or other conditions the opportunities they deserve to live their best lives. 

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Dysmorphology for Child Psychiatrists

January 1, 2024
Marilyn C. Jones, MD

You probably studied genetic conditions during your training, however, it is easy to miss some of these kids and teens in your clinical practice. Our interview with Dr. Marilyn Jones will help you learn what the more common conditions are, how spot them, and what to do next. 

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Decision Making for Young Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

January 1, 2024
Joshua Feder, MD.

Will your teenaged patients be able to safely make their own decisions when they become adults? This clinical update helps you assess and advise your patients who aren’t ready to care for themselves about how to protect them from harm while trying to preserve their autonomy. 

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Does Adding Topiramate to Aripiprazole for Mania Improve Metabolic Outcomes?

January 1, 2024
Dorothy Chyung, MD

We struggle to manage the metabolic impact of antipsychotic medications on the children and teens we treat. Could topiramate be a viable option for our armamentarium of strategies? Read our research update to find out. 

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Tolerability of Vortioxetine for Pediatric Anxiety and Depressive Disorders

January 1, 2024
Kathryn Martin, MD, MPH

Vortioxetine has to be reasonably tolerated in children and teens, with manageable side effects, to have any chance of inclusion into treatment for anxiety or depression. This research update gives you the latest on whether vortioxetine might be a viable approach even before we have good efficacy studies. 

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CME Post-Test, Common Developmental Disorders in Children and Adolescents, CCPR, January/February/March 2024

January 1, 2024

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

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