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Volume 14, Issue 1

Psychiatric Treatment of Children and Adolescents

January 2016

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From the Guest Editor

January 2016

Providing Care to Children and Adolescents

Arden D. Dingle, M.D.
Sandra Sexson, M.D.

Pages:1–2
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20150035

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Clinical Synthesis

January 2016

Focus on Autism and Related Conditions

Cassie Yu, M.D., and
Bryan H. King, M.D., M.B.A.

Pages:3–8
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20150030

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Recent advances in genetics and brain imaging have expanded the understanding of autism spectrum disorder as a complex heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder in both etiology and symptom severity. Such discoveries have caused changes in diagnostic ...

January 2016

Mood Disorders of Children and Adolescents

Gabrielle A. Carlson, M.D., and
Caroly Pataki, M.D.

Page:9
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20150036

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January 2016

Major Depressive Disorder Among Children and Adolescents

Caroly Pataki, M.D., and
Gabrielle A. Carlson, M.D.

Pages:10–14
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20150037

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Depression among youths remains a public health concern, particularly because only a fraction of affected youths receive treatment. To obtain treatment, youths with depression must first be identified so that early intervention can occur. Furthermore, ...

January 2016

Bipolar Disorder Among Children and Adolescents

Gabrielle A. Carlson, M.D., and
Caroly Pataki, M.D.

Pages:15–19
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20150038

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Although for years it was felt to be almost nonexistent, very-early-onset bipolar disorder (before age 12) has become an important member of the mood disorder spectrum of youths. Whether there is a separate subtype characterized by severe irritability or ...

January 2016

Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder Among Children and Adolescents

Gabrielle A. Carlson, M.D., and
Caroly Pataki, M.D.

Pages:20–25
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20150039

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Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) was introduced in the mood disorders section of DSM-5. Its primary symptoms are “severe, recurrent temper outbursts” (manifested verbally and/or physically) superimposed on and associated with chronic ...

January 2016

Anxiety Disorders Among Children and Adolescents

Angela Chiu, Ph.D.,
Avital Falk, Ph.D.,
John T. Walkup, M.D.

Pages:26–33
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20150029

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Anxiety disorders represent the most common psychiatric illnesses affecting children and adolescents. Youths who suffer from anxiety disorders typically experience impairment in social, family, and educational domains of functioning. Despite the ...

January 2016

Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders Among Children and Adolescents

Akanksha Thakur, M.D.,
Jennifer Creedon, M.D.,
Charles H. Zeanah, M.D.

Pages:34–45
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20150026

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DSM-5 introduced a clustering of disorders designated “trauma- and stressor-related disorders.” These disorders are unique in that the etiology is specified as part of the diagnostic criteria. In this review, the authors consider how some of these ...

January 2016

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Across the Lifespan

Steven R. Pliszka, M.D.

Pages:46–53
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20150022

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Up to 10% of school-age children have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which often persists into adulthood. ADHD can be associated with significant comorbidity of disruptive, mood, and anxiety disorders. Although many children with ADHD ...

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January 2016

Incorporating Developmental Principles Into Clinical Care

Arden D. Dingle, M.D.

Pages:54–56
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20150033

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Patient Management Exercise

January 2016

Substance Use Disorders Among Adolescents

Oscar G. Bukstein, M.D., M.P.H.

Pages:57–59
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20150031

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Communication Commentary

January 2016

The Doublespeak Dilemma: Effectively Communicating With Children and Adolescents and Their Caregivers

Dorothy E. Stubbe, M.D.

Pages:60–63
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20150034

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Ethics Commentary

January 2016

Ethical Issues in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Michelle Goldsmith, M.D., M.A., and
Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A.

Pages:64–67
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20150032

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Influential Publications

January 2016

Bibliography: Psychiatric Treatment of Children and Adolescents

Pages:68–70
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.140106

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January 2016

Abstracts: Psychiatric Treatment of Children and Adolescents

Pages:71–74
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.140108

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January 2016

Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Eating Disorders

James Lock, MD, PhD,
Maria C. La Via, MD, and
the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Committee on Quality Issues (CQI)

Pages:75–89
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.140107

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This Practice Parameter reviews evidence-based practices for the evaluation and treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents. Where empirical support is limited, clinical consensus opinion is used to supplement systematic data review. The ...

January 2016

Effect of Treatment Modality on Long-Term Outcomes in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review

L. Eugene Arnold,
Paul Hodgkins,
Hervé Caci,
Jennifer Kahle,
Susan Young

Pages:90–102
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.140101

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Background:Evaluation of treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) previously focused on symptom control, but attention has shifted to functional outcomes. The effect of different ADHD treatment periods and modalities (pharmacological,...

January 2016

Treatment of Maternal Depression in a Medication Clinical Trial and Its Effect on Children

Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D.,
Priya Wickramaratne, Ph.D.,
Daniel J. Pilowsky, M.D., M.P.H.
Ernest Poh, M.S.,
Lisa A. Batten, Ph.D.,
Mariely Hernandez, M.A.,
Martine F. Flament, M.D., Ph.D.,
Jessica A. Stewart, M.D.,
Patrick McGrath, M.D.,
Pierre Blier, M.D., Ph.D.,
Jonathan W. Stewart, M.D.

Pages:103–112
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.140103

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Objective:Observational studies show that when a depressed mother’s symptoms remit, her children’s psychiatric symptoms decrease. Using randomized treatment assignment, the authors sought to determine the differential effects of a depressed mother’s ...

January 2016

How to Understand Divergent Views on Bipolar Disorder in Youth

Gabrielle A. Carlson, and
Daniel N. Klein

Pages:113–126
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.140105

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There are two divergent viewpoints on the phenomenology and outcome of bipolar I (BP I) disorder in youth. Disparities evolved as unintended consequences from investigators’ inconsistencies both in translating the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

January 2016

Emotion Dysregulation in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Philip Shaw, M.B.B.Ch., Ph.D.,
Argyris Stringaris, M.D., Ph.D.,
Joel Nigg, Ph.D.,
Ellen Leibenluft, M.D.

Pages:127–144
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.140102

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Although it has long been recognized that many individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) also have difficulties with emotion regulation, no consensus has been reached on how to conceptualize this clinically challenging domain. The ...

January 2016

Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: A New Diagnostic Approach to Chronic Irritability in Youth

Amy Krain Roy, Ph.D.,
Vasco Lopes, Psy.D.,
Rachel G. Klein, Ph.D.

Pages:145–151
Published Online:14 January 2016

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.140104

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Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), a newcomer to psychiatric nosology, addresses the need for improved classification and treatment of children exhibiting chronic nonepisodic irritability and severe temper outbursts. In recent years, many of ...

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