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Mental Health
Legislation targets mental health effects of COVID-19
April 19, 2022
Lawmakers want to expand telehealth options for children, cognitive research.
Overdose deaths due to fentanyl in teen spiked during pandemic
April 13, 2022
Exponential rise in death rate is historic, even as adolescent drug use is low.
Calls for better research after USPSTF issues recommendation statement against routine eating disorder screening
April 13, 2022
The recent recommendation statement from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that routine screening for eating disorders aren’t needed for teenagers with normal growth and weight was met with displeasure by experts in the field.
The toll of parental alienation on children
April 08, 2022
Parental alienation is devastating and toxic for the child.
Considering anger among health care professionals
April 07, 2022
It is an uncomfortable emotion that is often suppressed—but potent.
Child abuse and neglect: it’s about prevention
April 04, 2022
Addressing atypical anorexia: Part 3
April 01, 2022
The final episode in our podcast series on atypical anorexia discusses fat bias in health care and its impact on diagnosis and when pushback against diagnosis happens.
An interview with Dana Suskind, MD, author of Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child's Potential, Fulfilling Society's Promise
March 30, 2022
Dana Suskind, founder and co-director of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health, Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program, and professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago in Illinois, discusses her new book, published by Dutton/Penguin, focused on how parents can raise children who are well-developed in their cognitive and socioemotional skills.
How parents and teens address mental health concerns
March 29, 2022
Mental health concerns for children have been greatly exacerbated by the pandemic. A new poll asked parents about their experiences with their teenager’s mental health.
How to tell if your patient has an eating disorder
March 22, 2022
At the 43rd National Conference on Pediatric Health Care for pediatric nurse practitioners in Dallas Texas, 2 clinicians shared their insights on how primary care providers can screen, diagnose, and treat eating disorders in children and adolescents.