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Schools and Psychiatry (March)

Date of Issue: 03/01/2015 | Volume: 6 | Number: 2

Issue Links:Learning Objectives | Editorial Information

This issue examines the negative effects of bullying on children and adolescents. It also provides tips and guidelines for clinicians on working with teachers and families on interventions and medical treatments for helping school age patients.

In This Issue

Article

Bullying in Schools: A Primer

Topics: Child Psychiatry

When most of us went to school, we knew who the bullies were, and we knew who got bullied, but the problem was not discussed much. Things have changed since then. With media coverage of suicides attributable to bullying, we now realize that the phenomenon is potentially deadly.

Expert Q&A

Helping Teachers Help Your Patients

Topics: Child Psychiatry

Get some practical advice on how child psychiatrists can work with teachers to address behavioral problems in students, in an interview with Jessica Minahan, MEd, BCBA, an author and director of behavioral services at Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children and Adolescents in Newton, MA.

Expert Q&A

Combining Medications and Behavioral Techniques in Schools

Topics: Child Psychiatry

Learn how to combine medications and behavior techniques to help schools work with challenging students, in an interview with Nancy Rappaport, MD, Attending Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Cambridge Health Alliance, where she is director of school-based programs.