Child & Adolescent Mental Health | Child Psychiatry Today

Clinician and parent reviewing a care plan together

Development & Assessment

Adapting Evidence to This Child

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Parent discussing screen rules with a child near a window

Screen time alternatives

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Family dinner with phones set aside

Reducing Screen Time During Family Meals

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Clinician and parent thoughtfully reviewing notes in a consulting room

When Treatment Isn’t Working: Logjams and Next Moves

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Parent discussing screen rules with a child near a window

Techniques for Raising Emotionally Healthy Children

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Featured Mental Health Guides

Source-checked explainers for parents, educators, and clinicians

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Family, School & Social Context

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for Children

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Two teens in a peer support circle listening carefully

OCD and Anxiety in Young Children

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Teacher helping diverse students collaborate

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Creating an Inclusive Classroom

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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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Digital Life & Media

Screen time, social media, and adolescent wellbeing

brown-and-white clocks

Internet Use and Social Media

Screen Time During School Holidays: Setting Limits Without Constant Battles

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Family cooking together without devices

Internet Use and Social Media

Encouraging Screen-Free Family Activities

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Child and adult sitting side by side outdoors on a park bench

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

Neurobiology of Youth Behavioral Disorders: What Parents Should Know

13 Min Read

Managing screen time for multiple children

Internet Use and Social Media

Managing screen time for multiple children

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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

Aggression and Mental Health in Adolescents

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Parent and child reviewing a mood chart at a kitchen table

DMDD (Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder)

Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: Symptoms and Causes

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Parent reading to recovering child in hospital

Long-term Cognitive Effects of Childhood Delirium

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Parent calmly talking with tense teenager

Aggression Conditions & Symptoms

Tips For Communicating With Aggressive Teens

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Development & Assessment

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Development & Assessment

Selective Mutism: Assessment Without Forcing Speech

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Books Research & Evidence

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

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