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Social Determinants in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (April/May/June) | 2024

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Learning Objectives, Social Determinants in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, April/May/June 2024

April 1, 2024

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

How to Refer Patients to Other Providers

April 1, 2024

Charmi Patel Rao, MD, DFAACAP

Many child psychiatrists are flooded with referrals. There aren’t enough of us to care for everyone who calls. How to control the flow while protecting the joy of practice? Our clinical update on referring patients out can help you manage this ongoing crisis while we work to increase our ranks.

What Is Neuroscience-Based Nomenclature?

April 1, 2024

Heidi Moawad, MD

Tired of patients and families who react to categories of medications with confusion and fear? We use ‘antidepressants’ for OCD, and ‘antipsychotics’ for irritability. These are not accurate descriptions. Our clinical update on Neurocience-Based Nomenclature will help you use NbN to clarify your treatment plans and reduce stigma for patients and families.

Culturally Competent Assessment

April 1, 2024

Dakota Carter, MD, EdD

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.

Helping Children and Teens Manage Climate Anxiety

April 1, 2024

Laelia Benoit, MD, PhD

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.

Ziprasidone for Mania in Bipolar I Disorder in Children and Teens

April 1, 2024

Dorothy Chyung, MD

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.

Lithium vs Quetiapine for Acute Mania in Youth

April 1, 2024

Earth Hasassri, MD

How do lithium and quetiapine compare in their ability to treat acute mania in children and teens? Are they effective? Do kids go into remission? And how do their side effect profiles compare? This clinical update can help you decide which patients might be good candidates for which medication.

CME Post-Test, Social Determinants in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, CCPR, April/May/June 2024

January 1, 2024

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

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