Child & Adolescent Mental Health | Child Psychiatry Today

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Conditions & Symptoms Development & Assessment

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

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Fostering Healthy Attachments Between Children and Caregivers

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Managing OCD at School

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Clinician reviewing notes while a parent and child sit nearby in a bright pediatric office

ADHD in Children: Assessment and Treatment

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Balancing Screen Time and Family Time

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Featured Mental Health Guides

Source-checked explainers for parents, educators, and clinicians

Illustration for article: How to Talk to Young People About Safe Driving Habits

Family, School & Social Context Driving Parenting Styles

How to Talk to Young People About Safe Driving Habits

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Child playing a soft xylophone with a music therapist

Interfaith Families: Navigating Different Religious Traditions

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Family meal therapy session with clinician

Eating Disorders

The Role of Family-Based Treatment in Pediatric

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Parent patiently coaching an irritable child through a calm-down routine

DMDD (Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder)

Treatment Options for Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

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Digital Life & Media

Screen time, social media, and adolescent wellbeing

Children playing outdoor soccer phones packed away

Internet Use and Social Media

The Effects of Screen Time on Children’s Development

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Teacher helping diverse students collaborate at a round table

Internet Use and Social Media Family, School & Social Context

Theoretical Foundations of Social Media Use in Youth

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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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Internet Use and Social Media

Different Types of Screen Time for Children

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Conditions & Symptoms

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

Child playing a soft xylophone with a music therapist

Personality Disorders

Serious Conduct Problems in Children: What Parents Should Know

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July 28, 2026

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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Conduct Disorder

How To Identify And Address Behavioural Disorders

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July 28, 2026

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Aggression Conditions & Symptoms

Tips For Communicating With Aggressive Teens

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Conditions & Symptoms Development & Assessment

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

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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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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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Nutrition and Children’s Mental Health: What Families Should Know

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