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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Parenting Children with Behavioral Challenges

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Early Signs of Mental Health Issues in Children

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Alternatives to Screen Time for Children’s Entertainment

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Understanding DMDD – Beyond Temper Tantrums

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Featured Mental Health Guides

Source-checked explainers for parents, educators, and clinicians

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Navigating teenage blues

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Internet Use and Social Media

Screen Time and Children’s Attention Span

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Family, School & Social Context

CBT for Kids: Building Resilience and Coping Skills

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Development & Assessment

Using the Child Behavior Checklist in Clinical Practice

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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

Good Grief

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Internet Use and Social Media

Outdoor Play and Reducing Children’s Screen Time

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Internet Use and Social Media

Why Parents Should Model Healthy Screen-Time Behavior

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Internet Use and Social Media

Screen Time During School Holidays: Setting Limits Without Constant Battles

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Conditions & Symptoms

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

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Conduct Disorder Books Digital Life & Media DMDD (Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder)

Neurobiology of Youth Behavioral Disorders: What Parents Should Know

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Conditions & Symptoms Development & Assessment

Trauma and the Developing Brain

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Medical Conditions

Epilepsy in Children: Cognitive and Behavioral Impacts

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CBT for Childhood Anxiety: Techniques and Outcomes

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Development & Assessment

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

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

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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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