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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Parent coaching irritable child through calm-down

Understanding DMDD – Beyond Temper Tantrums

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Teen Mental Health and Substance Use: How They Connect

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How Early Adversity Shapes a Child’s Brain

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Signs and Symptoms of Attachment Disorders in Children

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Featured Mental Health Guides

Source-checked explainers for parents, educators, and clinicians

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Treatment & Care

Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Adolescents

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How Schools Can Promote Mental Health Through Sports

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Internet Use and Social Media Peer Pressure

Peer Pressure in the Digital Age

11 Min Read

Child finding quiet safety with a trusted adult

Domestic Violence Treatment & Care

Therapeutic Approaches for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

7 Min Read

Digital Life & Media

Screen time, social media, and adolescent wellbeing

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Internet Use and Social Media

Using Reward Systems to Manage Children’s Screen Time

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Parent discussing screen rules with a child near a window

Internet Use and Social Media

Technology and Toddlers: Setting Healthy Screen-Time Boundaries

8 Min Read

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Internet Use and Social Media

Balancing Screen Time and Offline Play

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Parent discussing screen rules with a child near a bright window

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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Navigating teenage blues

ChildPsy

July 29, 2026

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Intellectual Disability

Adaptive Technologies for Children with Intellectual Disabilities

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July 28, 2026

Illustration for article: How Conduct Disorder Affects Development and Relationships

Conduct Disorder Conditions & Symptoms

How Conduct Disorder Affects Development and Relationships

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July 8, 2026

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Autism Spectrum Disorders

Understanding Autism: Key Features and Impacts

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July 28, 2026

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Development & Assessment

Common Misconceptions Families Bring to Child Psychiatry

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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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