Child Psychiatry

Maybe Private School Is Cheaper Than Ritalin

Holly Robinson | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Montessori, Mental Health, Adhd, Boys, Parenting, Hyperactivity, Adderall, Education, Stimulants, Psychotropic Medications, Add, School Adjustment, Charter Schools, Private Schools, School Choice, Ritalin, Child Psychiatry, Education News
Holly Robinson

Your child needs to be learning in a place that will support his strengths rather than view him as a problem. For children who are bright or anxious, active or inattentive, simply changing how and where they learn can make all the difference.

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The Million Dollar Bagel: Harvard Doctor Fights Back

Marilyn Wedge, Ph.D. | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Physician Payment Sunshine Act, Transparency in Medicine, Harvard University Medical School, Physician Disclosure, Sunshine Act, Child Psychiatry, Physician Transparency, Health News, Health News News
Marilyn Wedge, Ph.D.

It is dismaying that a Harvard Medical School physician would argue against a new law calling for more transparency in physicians' financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies.

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Why Are Kids Suddenly So Sick?

Allen Frances | Posted 03.21.2012

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Allen Frances

Giving a name to difficult problems that are poorly understood provides a kind of false comfort, but the label often doesn't really add to the understanding and may carry risks of its own -- especially unnecessary treatment, stigma and wasted resources.

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7 Myths About Child Mental Health

Dr. Harold Koplewicz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Child Mental Health, Children's Mental Health, Child Psychology, Health, Child Psychiatry, Children Mental Health, Psychiatric, Healthy Living News
Dr. Harold Koplewicz

Debunking myths about child mental health is critical to getting more children the help and understanding they deserve.

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'We've Got Issues': The Myth Of The Overmedicated Child

Judith Warner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adhd, Children, Overmedicating Children, Domestic Disturbances, Judith Warner We've Got Issues, Books, We've Got Issues, Children's Health, Child Psychiatry, Books News
Judith Warner

It's time for us to rethink our certainties about the state of children's mental health in America. Maybe then we can move forward with making the promises of our era real for the children who need help the most.

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