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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Resilience Strategies for Kids: What Actually Helps

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Selective Mutism: Assessment Without Forcing Speech

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How Parents Can Support Depressed Teens

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Healthy Eating Habits for a Balanced Mind

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Featured Mental Health Guides

Source-checked explainers for parents, educators, and clinicians

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Spirituality and Mental Health in Children

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Conditions & Symptoms Development & Assessment

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

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Chores Development & Assessment

Age-Appropriate Chores for Child Development

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Parenting Styles

How Parenting Styles Affect Children’s Sports Engagement

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Digital Life & Media

Screen time, social media, and adolescent wellbeing

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Internet Use and Social Media

Screen time alternatives

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Internet Use and Social Media

Encouraging Screen-Free Family Activities

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Internet Use and Social Media

Screen Time During School Holidays: Setting Limits Without Constant Battles

8 Min Read

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Internet Use and Social Media

Why Parents Should Model Healthy Screen-Time Behavior

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Conditions & Symptoms

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

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Bipolar Disorder

Neuroimaging Findings in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

ChildPsy

July 29, 2026

Children with OCD and Co-occurring Conditions

Children With OCD and Co-Occurring Conditions

ChildPsy

July 29, 2026

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Medical Conditions

Childhood Asthma Management and Mental Health

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July 28, 2026

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Understanding Depression in Teens

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July 28, 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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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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Development & Assessment

How Creative Arts Therapies Can Support Children

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