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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Good Grief

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Latest Advances in Pharmacotherapy for ADHD

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Dyscalculia and Math Challenges in Children

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Teacher helping diverse students collaborate at a round table

Animal-Assisted Therapy for Youth

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Featured Mental Health Guides

Source-checked explainers for parents, educators, and clinicians

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The Link Between Highly Processed Foods and Brain Health

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Development & Assessment Family, School & Social Context

Screen Time and the Developing Brain

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Personality Disorders

Narcissistic Traits in Children: Nature, Nurture, and Development

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Family, School & Social Context

Emotional Regulation, Childhood Patterns, and Later Workplace Conflict

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Digital Life & Media

Screen time, social media, and adolescent wellbeing

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Internet Use and Social Media

Crafting a Family Screen Time Policy That Works

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Internet Use and Social Media

Screen Time During School Holidays: Setting Limits Without Constant Battles

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Internet Use and Social Media

Reducing Screen Time During Family Meals

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Internet Use and Social Media

Children’s Screen Time and Sleep Patterns

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Conditions & Symptoms

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

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Managing OCD at School

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Intellectual Disability

Academic Support for Children with Intellectual Disabilities

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July 29, 2026

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Conditions & Symptoms Attachment Disorders

Recognizing Attachment Disorders in Children and Teenagers

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Medical Conditions

Delirium in Hospitalized Children: Prevention and Management

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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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