Bradley Peterson, MD

Bradley Peterson, MD, Chief, Division of Psychiatry; Co-Director, Behavioral Health Institute; Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Chief, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Vice Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry; Professor of Pediatrics with Tenure, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Articles by Bradley Peterson, MD

Longer treatment may yield continued improvement in pediatric anxiety

ByBradley Peterson, MD

August 28th 2026

Bradley Peterson, MD, discusses when pediatricians should consider adding a second treatment for pediatric anxiety and why improvement may continue well beyond the first 3 months of therapy.

Treatment choice for pediatric anxiety may depend on preference and access

ByBradley Peterson, MD

August 27th 2026

Bradley Peterson, MD, discusses how treatment preferences, access, tolerability, and patient characteristics can guide pediatric anxiety care when CBT and medication provide similar overall benefits.