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How Clinicians Can Partner with Schools to Support Pediatric Patients
January 30, 2025
“Clinicians who are aware of and know how to direct parents to obtain services for children within the school system can make an enormous
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Spotting OCD in Pediatric Patients
December 19, 2024
“Even among skilled clinicians, misconceptions about obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD can delay diagnosis and treatment,” explains Carla E. Marin, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist and
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Why Clinicians Should Consider Coding by Time for Mental Health Care
November 21, 2024
“Many primary care providers are still coding by medical decision-making for mental health care,” explains Eugene Hershorin, MD, a REACH faculty member and medical
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ADHD and Racial Disparities: What Clinicians Can Do
October 24, 2024
“When a parent of color raises concerns about their child’s behavior, clinicians should always stop to assess for underlying disorders,” explains child and adolescent
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When Adolescent Patients Transition to College: The Provider’s Role
September 26, 2024
“Any transition is a time that our patients can trip and fall,” explains Tina Nicholson, MD, a family doctor specializing in children and youth
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Is it autism, or something else?
August 23, 2024
With Autism Spectrum Disorder, early screening and intervention are essential—with diagnosis ideally made in early childhood. But as shared in our recent article about
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Navigating Parent Concerns About Children’s Medications
July 22, 2024
“Many parents’ biggest concern about starting their children on medication is committing to an intervention they won’t be able to stop in the future,”
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Untangling ADHD and Anxiety as Comorbidities
June 25, 2024
“ADHD and anxiety presenting together is very common in children and adolescents. But it can be difficult to discern which is the primary condition
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Burnout, Mental Health, and Practical Tools for Pediatric Providers
May 22, 2024
“As clinicians, our training has not encouraged us to look inward and care for ourselves,” explains Rachel Petersen-Nguyen, MD, a primary care pediatrician and
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