Managing Mental Health Concerns in Pediatrics: A Clinical Support Chart1st EditionMobile App & Web

Managing Mental Health Concerns in Pediatrics: A Clinical Support Chart, 1st Edition is an all-new point-of-care clinical support chart aids physicians in responding to the mental health needs of their patients encountered in everyday practice. It offers practical guidance on performing brief, evidence-based pediatric interventions that (1) help the child and family in that moment, in the examination room or on the phone, or when a need first surfaces, and (2) improve the child’s functioning and reduce the family’s distress while one is determining whether a full diagnostic assessment and/or the involvement of mental health or developmental specialist(s) will be necessary.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Positive results on routine psychosocial tests
• Adverse (traumatic) childhood experiences (ACEs)
• Universal strategies to reinforce strengths and promote emotional health within families
• Pediatric care of children with common mental health symptoms
• Anxiety and trauma-related distress
• Depressive symptoms
• Disruptive behavior and aggression
• Psychotropic medications for use in pediatrics
• Evidence-based psychosocial therapies for social-emotional concerns in children younger than 5 years of age
• Evidence-based mental health interventions for children with somatic symptoms and related disorders

Pediatric Care Online Webinar Featuring New Mental Health Clinical Support Chart