Tics in children and adolescents are a common occurrence; however, a small proportion of these disorders require pharmacologic interventions. Several limitations exist with the use of pharmacologic interventions, and hence,…
The public health effects of adolescent substance abuse disorders (SUD) reaches further than the immediate intoxicating effects. Medications play a limited role in the treatment of youth beyond addressing short-term…
There is a significant dilemma when underlying medical disorders present as psychiatric conditions. It is important to identify the medical condition because treatment and management strategies need to be directed…
The past 5 five years have seen major advances in the diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia in children and adolescents. This article, reviews the clinical and diagnostic characteristics of schizophrenia…
Cognitive-adaptive disabilities (CADs) are not frequently seen in the general pediatric setting. Yet, given the high rates of comorbidity in that population, they commonly demand a lot of time and…
Pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) is a chronic and disabling illness often leading to serious disruption in the lives of children and adolescents with this condition. Until recently, methodologically stringent data…
The pharmaceutical search to induce weight loss was precipitated by the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 1959 formal approval of phentermine for short-term weight loss despite limited research…
Eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses that often present during adolescence and young adulthood. They are associated with medical as well as psychological disturbances, and pediatricians play an important role…
Although much debate continues about the prevalence of depressive disorders in prepubertal children, depression clearly is common in adolescents, increasing rapidly throughout the teen years. All physicians who work with…
Research in the past 2 decades showed that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a frequently occurring psychiatric disorder that causes considerable suffering to patients and their families. This article outlines current…
