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Webinar Archive: LGBT Youth & Suicide
Recently, TeenScreen welcomed Dr. Brian Mustanski of Northwestern Univeristy for a timely webinar on LGBT youth and suicide. He discussed the prevalence of suicidality, risk and protective factors, and creating awareness around reducing suicide risk. Brian Mustanski, Ph.D. … Continue reading
Revolutionizing Teen Mental Health Care: Our Next Webinar
I first wrote about headspace in the fall of 2011, only a few days after I had the pleasure of meeting Chris Tanti. As CEO of headspace, he manages what I think is one of the most innovative and effective teen … Continue reading
Helping Depressed, Anxious Teens: Primary Care’s Unique Role
The process may be challenging, but primary care providers incorporating depression and anxiety treatment into their adolescent practice have a “wonderful opportunity” to support families and make an important difference in the lives of teens. Those were the opening thoughts … Continue reading
Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents: Improving Diagnosis in Primary Care
It’s a scenario unfolding in primary care offices every day: An adolescent is brought in by his parents, who voice concern about mood swings. He’s either irritable and apathetic or impulsive and ‘high energy’. They wonder if he is using … Continue reading
Teen Depression & Anxiety Disorders: How Can Primary Care Meet the Challenge?
It was the largest conference for pediatricians in the U.S., and Jefferson Prince MD, — instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, director of child psychiatry for the North Shore Medical Center in Salem, MA and medical director for the … Continue reading
Eating Disorders in Adolescents: How can doctors better meet the challenge?
The eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia typically begin during adolescence. Each can have serious medical and psychological consequences. As clinicians confront the complexities of managing these potentially life-threatening disorders, a new study on how best to treat patients with … Continue reading
