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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The Benefits of Chores for Children’s Mental Health

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When to Seek Professional Help for Bedwetting

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Coping Strategies for Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

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When Gaming Communities Save Lives

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Featured Mental Health Guides

Source-checked explainers for parents, educators, and clinicians

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Group Therapy

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Internet Use and Social Media Family, School & Social Context

Theoretical Foundations of Social Media Use in Youth

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Family therapy session with teen and parents guided by a clinician

Family Alcohol Use

Family Therapy: Strengthening Bonds and Communication

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Child playing a soft xylophone with a music therapist

Development & Assessment Family, School & Social Context Research & Evidence

Is This Normal? How to Tell Ordinary Childhood From a Real Problem

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Digital Life & Media

Screen time, social media, and adolescent wellbeing

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

How to Gradually Decrease Screen Time for Children

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Internet Use and Social Media

Screen Time During School Holidays: Setting Limits Without Constant Battles

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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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Conditions & Symptoms

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

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Aggression Conditions & Symptoms

Techniques for Managing Aggressive Behavior in Young People

ChildPsy

July 28, 2026

Child playing a soft xylophone with a music therapist

Personality Disorders

Serious Conduct Problems in Children: What Parents Should Know

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Teacher helping diverse students collaborate at a round table

The Impact of OCD on School Performance

ChildPsy

July 28, 2026

Child sleeping peacefully in a calm bedtime routine

Conditions & Symptoms Development & Assessment

Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents

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

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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

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Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults (Webb et al.)

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