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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Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health: A Balanced Guide for Families

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How Schools Can Promote Mental Health Through Sports

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Religious Trauma: Recognition and Recovery

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How Parents Can Mitigate Peer Pressure in Adolescence

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Featured Mental Health Guides

Source-checked explainers for parents, educators, and clinicians

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Psychiatric Emergencies

Differentiating Delirium From Other Psychiatric Conditions

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Long-term Cognitive Effects of Childhood Delirium

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Autism Spectrum Disorders

Creating an Inclusive Classroom

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Development & Assessment

How to Support Your Child’s Mental Wellbeing

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Digital Life & Media

Screen time, social media, and adolescent wellbeing

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Digital Life & Media Internet Use and Social Media

How Video Games Can Strengthen the Bond Between

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Internet Use and Social Media

Different Types of Screen Time for Children

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Managing screen time for multiple children

Internet Use and Social Media

Managing screen time for multiple children

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Child and parent sharing digital memorial moment

Digital Life & Media Internet Use and Social Media

Good Grief

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Conditions & Symptoms

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

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Attachment Disorders

Signs and Symptoms of Attachment Disorders in Children

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July 28, 2026

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DMDD (Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder)

The Link Between DMDD and ADHD

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July 28, 2026

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Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa in Children: Early Detection and Management

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July 28, 2026

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Navigating teenage blues

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July 29, 2026

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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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Conditions & Symptoms Development & Assessment

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

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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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Child communicating via tablet during calm assessment with parent and clinician

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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