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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When a Child’s Behavior Means Different Things at Home and School

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Teaching Emotional Regulation in Competitive Sports

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Race, Culture, and Child Development

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Building Resilience

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Featured Mental Health Guides

Source-checked explainers for parents, educators, and clinicians

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Internet Use and Social Media Peer Pressure

Peer Pressure in the Digital Age

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Seeking help: The first steps for teens with depression

First Steps When a Teen May Be Depressed

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Psychiatric Emergencies

Differentiating Delirium From Other Psychiatric Conditions

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Autism Spectrum Disorders Conditions & Symptoms

Autism in “Smart” Kids: Why Bright Children Are Often Missed

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Digital Life & Media

Screen time, social media, and adolescent wellbeing

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Internet Use and Social Media

How to Gradually Decrease Screen Time for Children

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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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Digital Life & Media Internet Use and Social Media

When Gaming Communities Save Lives

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Internet Use and Social Media

The Effects of Screen Time on Children’s Development

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Conditions & Symptoms

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

Seeking help: The first steps for teens with depression

First Steps When a Teen May Be Depressed

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Conduct Disorder

How To Identify And Address Behavioural Disorders

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Medical Conditions

ADHD and Coexisting Medical Conditions

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Intellectual Disability

Social Skills for Children with Intellectual Challenges

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Development & Assessment

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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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