Child & Adolescent Mental Health | Child Psychiatry Today

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Development & Assessment

When Treatment Isn’t Working: Logjams and Next Moves

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Narrative Therapy for Children and Teens

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Supporting Your Child’s Mental Health Through Effective Communication

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What It Really Means to Be a Child

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Napping, Attachment, and Emotional Security in Young Children

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Featured Mental Health Guides

Source-checked explainers for parents, educators, and clinicians

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Conditions & Symptoms Development & Assessment

The Child Behind the Symptom: A Practical Guide for Parents and Clinicians

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Development & Assessment

Early Signs of Mental Health Issues in Children

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Children playing outdoors in a sunny park

Internet Use and Social Media

Outdoor Play and Reducing Children’s Screen Time

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Child finding quiet safety with a trusted adult

Domestic Violence

Children Witnessing Domestic Violence: Mental Health Effects

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Digital Life & Media

Screen time, social media, and adolescent wellbeing

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Internet Use and Social Media

Alternatives to Screen Time for Children’s Entertainment

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Family walking in a park without phones

Internet Use and Social Media

Balancing Screen Time and Family Time

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Internet Use and Social Media

How to Encourage Children to Self-Manage Screen Time

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Books Development & Assessment Digital Life & Media Family, School & Social Context

Understanding Child, Adolescent, and Family Development

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Conditions & Symptoms

Clear guides to signs, assessment, and when to seek care

Parent coaching an irritable child through a calm-down routine

Bipolar Disorder

DMDD vs Bipolar Disorder in Children: Key Differences

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July 28, 2026

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Trauma and Stress

TF-CBT for Youth: A Trauma-Focused Approach That Parents Can Understand

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Reflective teen sitting alone near a bedroom window in soft dusk light

Navigating teenage blues

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Child playing a soft xylophone with a music therapist

Aggression Conditions & Symptoms

Helping Your Child Express Emotions Positively

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Development & Assessment

Common Misconceptions Families Bring to Child Psychiatry

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Conditions & Symptoms Development & Assessment

What Makes a Child Different From an Adult in Mental Health Care

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Clinician and parent reviewing notes in a calm consultation

Conditions & Symptoms Development & Assessment

How Clinicians Think About a Child Without Reducing Them to a Diagnosis

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Development & Assessment

Selective Mutism: Assessment Without Forcing Speech

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The Art of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by Jonathan Williams and Peter Hill (Cambridge University Press)

Books Development & Assessment Research & Evidence

The Art of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2025)

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Books Research & Evidence

Lewis’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (5th ed., 2017)

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Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults book

Books Research & Evidence

Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults (Webb et al.)

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Development & Assessment Family, School & Social Context

When a Child’s Behavior Means Different Things at Home and School

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