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Problematic Technology

April, 2013

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Featured Articles

Physician Advocacy for ASD: A Primer

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a family of neurodevelopmental disorders made up of autism, Asperger’s syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. While the pathophysiology behind these disorders remains largely unknown, each shares a specific constellation of symptoms including impaired communication, diminished social skills, and unusual behaviors or interests.

Pharmacologic Treatment of Youth with Bipolar Disorder: Where to Next?

Bipolar disorder presents unique pharmacologic challenges. Those treating children or adolescents with bipolar disorder face the additional challenge of having far less information to inform their treatment decisions.

New Drugs, Legal Highs, and Big Risks: A Review of Novel Intoxicants

Popular among individuals seeking to avoid social and legal consequences of drug use, a bewildering array of synthetic intoxicants and formerly obscure ethnobotanicals have surged to prominence in the past decade.

Failure to Launch Syndrome

There was a time not too long ago when young adults who lived at home were seen as somehow developmentally stunted and “failures to launch.” But the Great Recession and changing social norms have diminished much of the negative stigma associated with living with parents into adulthood.

The Use of Rating Scales in Diagnostic Assessment of Children

Rating scales have been gaining favor in diagnostic assessment of children with psychiatric and/or neurodevelopmental disorders. While they have their benefits, misuse or overreliance on rating scales can interfere with the assessment process and lead to misdiagnoses, inappropriate interventions, and poor outcomes.

How Effective Are the Newest Antipsychotics? [Free Article]

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Behavioral Disorders

Four new antipsychotics are beginning to gain some traction in the adult market. Here is a quick low down on paliperidone, iloperidone (Fanapt), lurasidone (Latuda), and asenapine (Saphris).

Psychotherapy for Pediatric PTSD [Free Article]

In the US, 60% of children report exposure to violence, abuse or other trauma in the past year. Traumatized children like Karina can present to treatment with a range of symptoms, including anxiety, irritability, disruptive behaviors, mood dysregulation, and developmental regression.

Editorial Information, CCPR, 2012-2013

President and CEO: Steve Zisson

Executive Editor: Amy Harding

Associate Editor: Marcia L. Zuckerman, MD, is the Director of Psychiatric Services at Walden Behavioral Care.

Editor-in-Chief: Caroline Fisher, MD, PhD, is the training director and Chief of Child Psychiatry at Samaritan Health Systems in Corvallis, OR

Editorial Board

Peter Parry, MBBS, is a consultant child & adolescent psychiatrist and senior lecturer at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia

John Preston, PsyD, is a professor emeritus at Alliant International University in Sacramento, CA

Jess Shatkin, MD, MPH, is the vice chair for education at NYU Child Study Center at NYU School of Medicine in New York, NY

Dorothy Stubbe, MD, is the director of residency training and an associate professor of psychiatry at Yale Child Study Center in New Haven, CT

All editorial content is peer reviewed by the editorial board. Dr. Fisher, Dr. Parry, Dr. Preston, Dr. Shatkin, Dr. Stubbe, and Dr. Zuckerman have disclosed that they have no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.