Child & Adolescent Mental Health | Child Psychiatry Today

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Conditions & Symptoms Development & Assessment

How Clinicians Think About a Child Without Reducing Them to a Diagnosis

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Clinician reviewing notes with parent and child in a pediatric office

Using the Child Behavior Checklist in Clinical Practice

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Adolescent looking worried while washing hands at a sink

Recognizing Symptoms of OCD in Adolescents

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Teacher helping diverse students collaborate at a round table

Mindfulness and Meditation Techniques for Young Minds

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Parent and child reviewing a mood chart at a kitchen table

Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: Symptoms and Causes

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Featured Mental Health Guides

Source-checked explainers for parents, educators, and clinicians

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Intellectual Disability

Academic Support for Children with Intellectual Disabilities

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Child sounding out words with a reading tutor using letter tiles

Conditions & Symptoms Development & Assessment

Early Warning Signs of Child Mental Health Problems

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Child athlete focused on a practice field

Development & Assessment

Cognitive Development and Youth Sports Performance

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Teacher helping diverse students collaborate at a round table

Family, School & Social Context

Narrative Therapy for Children and Teens

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Digital Life & Media

Screen time, social media, and adolescent wellbeing

Child choosing between tablet and soccer ball

Internet Use and Social Media

How to Encourage Children to Self-Manage Screen Time

7 Min Read

Family reviewing screen guidelines chart together on sofa

Internet Use and Social Media

A Parent Guide to Appropriate Screen Time for Kids

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Teacher helping diverse students collaborate at a round table

Internet Use and Social Media

Healthy Screen-Time Habits for Preschoolers

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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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Conditions & Symptoms

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

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

DMDD (Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder)

Treatment Options for Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

ChildPsy

July 29, 2026

Student carefully aligning pencils on a classroom desk

Managing OCD at School

ChildPsy

July 28, 2026

Coach encouraging child athlete on sports field

Attachment Disorders

How Attachment Theory Influences Children’s Team

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July 28, 2026

Colorful healthy meal prepared for children

Eating Disorders Conditions & Symptoms

Treatment Options for Eating Disorders in Adolescents

ChildPsy

July 28, 2026

Latest Articles

Recently updated child and adolescent mental health content

Child communicating via tablet during calm assessment with parent and clinician

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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Child holding a blanket in quiet thought

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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Child calm at home versus stressed at school

Development & Assessment Family, School & Social Context

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

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Child painting with creative arts therapist

Development & Assessment

How Creative Arts Therapies Can Support Children

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Colorful healthy meal plate with fruits and vegetables prepared for children

Conditions & Symptoms Development & Assessment

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

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Child looking from a phone toward a window, distracted but contemplative

Development & Assessment Family, School & Social Context

Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health: A Balanced Guide for Families

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