Mental Health
Child Psychiatry Consult
Social Determinants of Health: The Impact on Pediatric Health and Well-Being
The impact of early exposures to adverse childhood experiences can lead to toxic stress that can negatively alter the brain and the body's...
Behavioral Consult
Triple P
Even if you do not have the time or resources to provide the full Triple P curriculum, you can offer these principles directly to parents and...
Latest News
Maternal BMI and Eating Disorders Tied to Mental Health in Kids
Maternal eating disorders were associated with psychiatric disorders in the offspring, with the largest effect sizes observed for sleep disorders...
Feature
The Pediatrician’s Role in Suicide Prevention
Awareness of pediatric and adolescent suicidality is relevant to all physicians who treat children.
Latest News
Maternal COVID-19 May Not Harm Baby’s Neural Development
The lack of an association between exposure to SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy and abnormal neurodevelopment remained unchanged even when factors such...
Child Psychiatry Consult
Overuse of Digital Devices in the Exam Room: A Teaching Opportunity
The impact of early and excessive use of screens in young children is well documented, but it can be tricky to help empower parents to find ways...
From the Journals
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Reduce Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents With Obesity
“These findings support the notion that childhood obesity does not result from lack of willpower and shed light on underlying mechanisms that can...
From the Journals
What Are the Best Tools for Early Childhood Developmental Concerns?
Behavioral Consult
SAFE: Ensuring Access for Children With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
To be equitable in the care of individuals with NDD we need to be aware of discrimination and also go beyond guidelines to personalize the...
From the Journals
FDA Antidepressant Warnings Tied to Increase in Suicidality
The totality of evidence supports “reevaluation and possible replacement” of the FDA black box warning with routine warnings in product labeling...
Letters from Maine
Nonalcoholic Beer and Underage Drinking
If there is little evidence that nonalcoholic beer is a gateway drug, should we continue to prohibit its sale to minors?