Topics: Antidepressants | Child Psychiatry

What a bind we seem to be in. On the one hand, we are short several thousand child psychiatrists in the United States, and parents are beating down our (generalist) doors to get their children medicated. On the other hand, every other piece of news about childhood psychopharmacology seems either bad or lukewarm.

Topics: SSRIs | Suicidality

Just when we thought we could finally dismiss the notion that SSRIs cause suicidal ideation, along came the Brits!

Topics: Child Psychiatry | Practice Tools and Tips

Every so often the stars align themselves in such a way that you will be referred an "easy" adolescent. This is a teenager who looks and dresses like you, who is seeking help on his or her own urging, who describes depressive or anxiety symptoms articulately, and who responds well to standard treatment.

Topics: Child Psychiatry | Depression

Dr. Bostic, what are your clinical and research responsibilities?

John Watson (1878-1958) was one of the more colorful figures in the history of American psychology. The poor son of violent, drinking man in South Carolina, Watson managed to gain admission to a local college, and then studied psychology at University of Chicago.

Dr. Stephen Wieder is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in both private and consultative practice in Newburyport, MA, and has this advice for working with families of adolescents ...