Findling on Psychiatry

• Stimulant Use Linked to Sudden Death in Pediatric Patients   In his latest video blog, Dr. Robert Findling comments on a new study that reveals a significant association between the use of stimulants and sudden unexplained death in children and adolescents.
  Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, July 2009
• Autism Medication Found to be Ineffectual in Treatment of Autistic Children   In his latest video blog, Dr. Robert Findling reports on a NIH study that finds that citalopram is no better than placebo in treating autistic children with repetitive behavior.
  Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, June 2009
• Countdown to APA 2009 In his latest video blog, Dr. Robert Findling brings you a preview of upcoming sessions at the 2009 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.
  Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, May 2009
• Placebo Treatment in Teenagers With Major Depressive Disorder In this video blog, Dr. Robert Findling reports on the recent "Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study" that found that initial placebo treatment is not harmful to depressed teens.
  Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, April 2009
• Parenting Practices and ADHD Robert L. Findling, MD, discusses the relationship between ADHD symptom expression and parenting practices in his latest video blog.
  Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, March 2009
• Factors Associated With Placebo Response in Juvenile Depression In his latest video blog, Dr. Robert Findling identifies the key factors linked to placebo response in children and adolescents taking antidepressants.
  Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, February 2009
• Treatment of Adolescent Schizophrenia How does the latest research add to our understanding of how to treat pediatric schizophrenia? Dr. Robert Findling discusses the TEOSS study in his video blog.
  Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, December 2008
• Improving Diagnosis in Pediatric Schizophrenia What steps can clinicians take to definitively identify schizophrenia in young patients? In his latest video blog, Dr. Robert Findling discusses a thorough approach.
  Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, November 2008
• Diagnostic Challenges in Adolescent Schizophrenia Both overdiagnosis and misdiagnosis plague early onset schizophrenia. Dr. Robert Findling outlines the challenges in his latest video blog.
  Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, October 2008
• Autism Spectrum and Psychiatric Comorbidities What psychiatric conditions occur most often in patients with autism spectrum disorders? In his latest video blog, Dr. Robert Findling discusses the most common presentations.
  Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, September 2008
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Adolescent Depression When initial SSRI treatment fails, what are the next steps for treating adolescent depression. In his latest videoblog, Dr. Robert Findling discusses combining behavioral and pharmacologic therapy.
  Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, August 2008
• AAP & AHA Clarify Statement on Cardiovascular Screening in ADHD Which children and adolescents with ADHD should undergo cardiovascular screening? Dr. Robert Findling discusses the revised guidelines in his videoblog.
  Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, June 2008
• AHA Recommendations on Cardiovascular Monitoring in Patients With ADHD and Heart Disease The AHA has recommended ECGs for children/adolescents being considered for, and in some cases, already receiving, stimulant agents for ADHD. What are the clinical implications of this recommendation?
  Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, May 2008
• Newly Published Guidelines for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Pediatric patients meet the same symptomatic diagnostic criteria as adults in bipolar disorder and suffer similar significant impairment.
  Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, May 2008