Pediatrics
From the Journals
Sleep disorders in children with ADHD treated with off-label medications
Medications used to treat ADHD in children can have an impact on sleep.
From the Journals
Prenatal valproate exposure raises ADHD risk
Children whose mothers took valproate during pregnancy were significantly more likely to have ADHD diagnoses.
What Your Patients are Hearing
Michigan police receive training to recognize mental illness
The goal is to slow down the pace of the interaction after officers recognize signs of mental illness.
MDedge Psychcast
Carl C. Bell: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder Part I
From the Journals
Mothers may play role in depression link between fathers and daughters
“Overall, these findings highlight the importance of ... considering both parents when one parent presents with depression.”
Cases That Test Your Skills
Is this adolescent suicidal? Challenges in pediatric inpatient consultation-liaison
Nine months after emigrating from Yemen, Ms. S, age 16, overdoses on pain medication. She denies having anxiety or stress, but says she previously...
Conference Coverage
Hippocampal abnormalities seen in epilepsy subtypes may be congenital
NEW ORLEANS – Imaging studies suggest that changes in hippocampal volume seen in these patients probably occur before birth and are not the result...
MDedge Psychcast
Antidepressants and children
Dr. Renee Kohanski says that asking this question can help patients open a big door.
Latest News
How does CBD compare and interact with other AEDs?
The drug’s most important clinical interaction is with clobazam.
From the Journals
Chronic opioid use during pregnancy linked with reduced head circumference in NAS newborns
Of neonates with NAS, 87% were born to mothers prescribed opioid agonist medication–assisted treatment.
Conference Coverage
Drug test results ‘should not dictate treatment’
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. – Many clinicians say they’re unsure about interpreting urine drug screens, but a 30-minute training session can make a big...