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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Recognizing Symptoms of OCD in Adolescents

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Peer Pressure in the Digital Age

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TF-CBT for Youth: A Trauma-Focused Approach That Parents Can Understand

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Reducing OCD Symptoms in Children

Reducing OCD Symptoms in Children

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Featured Mental Health Guides

Source-checked explainers for parents, educators, and clinicians

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Parenting Styles

How Parenting Styles Affect Children’s Sports Engagement

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Coping Strategies for Teens with Depression

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Conditions & Symptoms Development & Assessment

Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents

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Navigating teenage blues

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Digital Life & Media

Screen time, social media, and adolescent wellbeing

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Internet Use and Social Media

Alternatives to Screen Time for Children’s Entertainment

6 Min Read

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Internet Use and Social Media

How to Encourage Children to Self-Manage Screen Time

7 Min Read

Teens supporting each other after online game

Digital Life & Media Internet Use and Social Media

When Gaming Communities Save Lives

9 Min Read

An original infographic-style illustration about screen time, play, sleep, attention, and social skills in children.

Digital Life & Media Internet Use and Social Media

Screen Time and Children’s Mental Health: A Practical Parent Hub

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Conditions & Symptoms

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

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Causes and Risk Factors of Pediatric Delirium

ChildPsy

July 29, 2026

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OCD and Anxiety in Young Children

ChildPsy

July 29, 2026

Child playing a soft xylophone with a music therapist

Autism Spectrum Disorders Development & Assessment

Early Intervention for Neurodevelopmental Disorders

ChildPsy

July 28, 2026

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DMDD (Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder)

DMDD Treatment Options: Therapy, Parent Support, and School Planning

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July 28, 2026

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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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