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 to Seek Professional Help for Bedwetting

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Injury Anxiety and Burnout in Child Athletes

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Building Resilience Against Negative Peer Influence

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Teen Mental Health and Substance Use: How They Connect

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Featured Mental Health Guides

Source-checked explainers for parents, educators, and clinicians

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Aggression and Mental Health in Adolescents

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Internet Use and Social Media

How to Gradually Decrease Screen Time for Children

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Internet Use and Social Media

Screen time alternatives

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DMDD (Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder)

Understanding DMDD – Beyond Temper Tantrums

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Digital Life & Media

Screen time, social media, and adolescent wellbeing

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Internet Use and Social Media

Digital Detox for Children: Reducing Screen Time and Encouraging Play

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Digital Life & Media Internet Use and Social Media

How Video Games Can Strengthen the Bond Between

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Internet Use and Social Media

Screen Time and Long-Term Effects on Children’s Health

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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

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Preventing Anxiety Disorders in Children

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Conditions & Symptoms Development & Assessment

ADHD in Children: Assessment and Treatment

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Psychiatric Emergencies

What to Expect From Your Child’s Psychiatric Evaluation

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Latest Advances in Pharmacotherapy for ADHD

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Latest Articles

Recently updated child and adolescent mental health content

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Development & Assessment

Common Misconceptions Families Bring to Child Psychiatry

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Conditions & Symptoms Development & Assessment

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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