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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How to Talk to Young People About Safe Driving Habits

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The Child Assessment Before Diagnosis

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What to Do in a Child or Teen Psychiatric Emergency

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Screen Time and Children’s Social Skills

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Featured Mental Health Guides

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Medical Conditions

Delirium in Hospitalized Children: Prevention and Management

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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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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children with OCD

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Research & Evidence Research News

Child Mental Health Research Brief: What Families Should Watch

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Digital Life & Media

Screen time, social media, and adolescent wellbeing

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Internet Use and Social Media

Healthy Screen-Time Habits for Preschoolers

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Internet Use and Social Media

Encouraging Screen-Free Family Activities

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Internet Use and Social Media

The Effects of Screen Time on Young Minds

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Internet Use and Social Media

Crafting a Family Screen Time Policy That Works

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Conditions & Symptoms

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

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How Parents Can Support Depressed Teens

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Reducing OCD Symptoms in Children

Reducing OCD Symptoms in Children

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Life After Teen Depression: Recovery and Relapse Prevention

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Learning Disorders

Strategies for Managing Dysgraphia

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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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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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