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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. – The thing parents need to understand about the age-based suitability ratings prominently displayed on video game packaging is they are bestowed by raters with no training in child development who are paid by an organization founded by the video game industry itself.... »
Titrate ADHD Meds Quickly for Best Outcome
NEW YORK – A 15-day titration is usually the most economical and convenient way to identify the optimal dose of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medications. Starting children on a low dose and waiting up to a month before reassessing wastes time and money, Dr. James J. McGough said at a... »
Antipsychotics Add Metabolic Woes to Young Patients' Problems
NEW YORK – With new national data finding that 17% of the country’s youngsters are obese, physicians who treat children with antipsychotics face even tougher medication choices. Because many of the drugs are tied to increases in weight and obesity-driven diseases, it’s not hard to see the looming... »
Conferences
Pediatric Irritation, Bipolar Disorder Differ in Imaging
PARIS – Longitudinal data, family studies, and recent imaging findings show distinct differences – and some similarities between severely irritable children and children with bipolar disorder. The notion that bipolar... »
New DSM-5 Category May Curb Youth Bipolar Overdiagnosis
PARIS – Many psychiatrists have overdiagnosed bipolar disorder in children and adolescents over the past decade, which has led to overly aggressive treatment with second-generation antipsychotic drugs, Dr. David Cohen said... »
Attention Turns to Concussions' Psychiatric Effects in Athletes
HONOLULU – Concussions in athletes often produce acute and chronic psychiatric symptoms, but there are few data on the epidemiology and treatment of these problems. That’s beginning to change. Physicians increasingly are... »
PARIS – Longitudinal data, family studies, and recent imaging findings show distinct differences – and some similarities between severely irritable children and children with bipolar disorder. The notion that bipolar... »
New DSM-5 Category May Curb Youth Bipolar Overdiagnosis
PARIS – Many psychiatrists have overdiagnosed bipolar disorder in children and adolescents over the past decade, which has led to overly aggressive treatment with second-generation antipsychotic drugs, Dr. David Cohen said... »
Attention Turns to Concussions' Psychiatric Effects in Athletes
HONOLULU – Concussions in athletes often produce acute and chronic psychiatric symptoms, but there are few data on the epidemiology and treatment of these problems. That’s beginning to change. Physicians increasingly are... »
News
Video Game Rating System Called Useless
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. – The thing parents need to understand about the age-based suitability ratings prominently displayed on video game packaging is they are bestowed by raters with no training in child development who... »
Video Games: What You'd Really Rather Not Know
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. – Internet/video game addiction disorder is a diagnosis that’s not to be found in the Fourth Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Nor after considerable controversy will it make its... »
Titrate ADHD Meds Quickly for Best Outcome
NEW YORK – A 15-day titration is usually the most economical and convenient way to identify the optimal dose of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medications. Starting children on a low dose and waiting up to a month... »
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. – The thing parents need to understand about the age-based suitability ratings prominently displayed on video game packaging is they are bestowed by raters with no training in child development who... »
Video Games: What You'd Really Rather Not Know
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. – Internet/video game addiction disorder is a diagnosis that’s not to be found in the Fourth Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Nor after considerable controversy will it make its... »
Titrate ADHD Meds Quickly for Best Outcome
NEW YORK – A 15-day titration is usually the most economical and convenient way to identify the optimal dose of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medications. Starting children on a low dose and waiting up to a month... »
Video Library
VIDEO: How Teens Develop Sexual Identity
Dr. Lee Carlisle explains recent changes in attitudes among teens about the development of sexual identity, and how physicians can gain expertise in discussing sexual identity with teenagers. »
New DSM-5 Category May Curb Youth Bipolar Overdiagnosis
PARIS – Many psychiatrists have overdiagnosed bipolar disorder in children and adolescents over the past decade, which has led to overly aggressive treatment with second-generation antipsychotic drugs, Dr. David Cohen said... »
Experimental Autism Spectrum Drug Improves Symptoms
BOCA RATON, FLA. – Social withdrawal and irritability significantly improved when children with autism spectrum disorder took arbaclofen, a new medication in development, according to an open label, multicenter... »
Dr. Lee Carlisle explains recent changes in attitudes among teens about the development of sexual identity, and how physicians can gain expertise in discussing sexual identity with teenagers. »
New DSM-5 Category May Curb Youth Bipolar Overdiagnosis
PARIS – Many psychiatrists have overdiagnosed bipolar disorder in children and adolescents over the past decade, which has led to overly aggressive treatment with second-generation antipsychotic drugs, Dr. David Cohen said... »
Experimental Autism Spectrum Drug Improves Symptoms
BOCA RATON, FLA. – Social withdrawal and irritability significantly improved when children with autism spectrum disorder took arbaclofen, a new medication in development, according to an open label, multicenter... »
Views
Hypnosis Is a Safe Treatment for Children
Clinicians have known for quite some time that that hypnosis is an important adjunctive therapy for adults. We’ve also found the technique to be a valuable tool in consultation-liaison psychiatry for treating children and... »
Commentary: Don't Ever Lie to Me!
Parents may ask you if their child’s recent lie predicts a lifelong pattern of dishonesty or a serious character flaw. Many parents will firmly demand and tell their children: "Don’t ever lie to me!" Although well... »
Our Weighty Epidemic
An 8-year-old Ohio boy is removed from his home and placed in foster care by the Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services because he weighs more than 200 pounds. The agency’s reasoning is that the boy’s... »
Clinicians have known for quite some time that that hypnosis is an important adjunctive therapy for adults. We’ve also found the technique to be a valuable tool in consultation-liaison psychiatry for treating children and... »
Commentary: Don't Ever Lie to Me!
Parents may ask you if their child’s recent lie predicts a lifelong pattern of dishonesty or a serious character flaw. Many parents will firmly demand and tell their children: "Don’t ever lie to me!" Although well... »
Our Weighty Epidemic
An 8-year-old Ohio boy is removed from his home and placed in foster care by the Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services because he weighs more than 200 pounds. The agency’s reasoning is that the boy’s... »
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| Feb 22 - 26 Naples, FL | American College of Psychiatrists: Annual Meeting |
| Feb 23 - 25 Miami, FL | American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS): Annual Conference |
| Mar 3 - 6 Prague, | European Psychiatric Association (EPA): European Congress of Psychiatry |
| Mar 14 - 16 Athens, | American Psychosomatic Society (APS): Annual Scientific Meeting |
| Mar 16 - 19 Washington, DC | American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP): Annual Meeting |
| Mar 21 - 24 New Orleans, LA | American Neuropsychiatric Association (ANPA): Annual Meeting |
| Mar 29 - 31 Chicago, IL | American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists (AACP): Annual Meeting |
| Mar 29 - 31 Chicago, IL | Society of Sex Therapy & Research (SSTAR): Annual Meeting |
| Apr 11 - 14 New Orleans, LA | Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM): Annual Meeting |
| Apr 12 - 15 Arlington, VA | Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA): Annual Conference |