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Mental health promotion
- Author:
- Susan D. Swick, MD
- Michael S. Jellinek, MD
Just as children are developing physical health, they are similarly establishing the foundations for their mental health.
Opinion
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Screen time and teenagers: Principles for parents
- Author:
- Susan D. Swick, MD
- Michael S. Jellinek, MD
If screen time interferes with building independence, cultivating healthy social relationships, learning about their identity, managing their...
Opinion
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ADHD beyond medications
- Author:
- Susan D. Swick, MD
- Michael S. Jellinek, MD
How children with ADHD will fare as adults is not predicted by their symptom level, but instead by the quality of their relationships with their...
Opinion
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Meditation for children
- Author:
- Susan D. Swick, MD
- Michael S. Jellinek, MD
You do not need to wait for decisive evidence from randomized controlled trials to recommend mindfulness training for your patients with anxiety,...
Opinion
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Demystifying psychotherapy
- Author:
- Susan D. Swick, MD
- Michael S. Jellinek, MD
Managing psychiatric illnesses is rapidly becoming routine practice for primary care pediatricians, whether screening for symptoms of anxiety and...
Opinion
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Social media in the lives of adolescents
- Author:
- Susan D. Swick, MD
- Michael S. Jellinek, MD
Help your patients with common mental and emotional issues to be aware of how social media may make their treatment harder, rather than being the...
Opinion
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Anorexia nervosa in adolescent patients: What pediatricians need to know
- Author:
- Susan D. Swick, MD
- Michael S. Jellinek, MD
Adolescents with anorexia nervosa are most likely to present to their pediatricians, so awareness and early recognition of the symptoms is...
Opinion
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Diagnosing adolescent ADHD
- Author:
- Susan D. Swick, MD
- Michael S. Jellinek, MD
When your adolescent patients or their parents come to your office complaining of inattention, it is important to consider the full range of...
Opinion
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Pediatric depression and parents
- Author:
- Susan D. Swick, MD
- Michael S. Jellinek, MD
Parents are your natural partners as they are concerned about their children’s health and safety and eager for guidance on how to best support...
Opinion
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A pediatrician’s guide to screening for and treating depression
- Author:
- Susan D. Swick, MD
- Michael S. Jellinek, MD
At annual checkups with patients 12 and older or at sick visits of patients with emotional, sleep, or vague somatic concerns, it should be...
Opinion
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Marijuana and LSD guidance for pediatricians
- Author:
- Susan D. Swick, MD
- Michael S. Jellinek, MD
There is an emerging impression of safety with both; however, policy changes and for-profit marketing may not reflect the actual scientific...
Opinion
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Are there some things we might want to keep from the COVID experience?
- Author:
- Susan D. Swick, MD
- Michael S. Jellinek, MD
The kind of family time that COVID restrictions forced on families is a reward in itself, but it also deepens a child’s connections to everyone in...
Opinion
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Perinatal depression and the pediatrician’s role
- Author:
- Susan D. Swick, MD
- Michael S. Jellinek, MD
By screening, tracking, and connecting affected mothers to care and services, you can truly provide “two-generational care” for your youngest...
Opinion
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Helping parents deal with children’s transition to in-person school
- Author:
- Susan D. Swick, MD
- Michael S. Jellinek, MD
You can help parents to anticipate what may be challenging about this transition for their children so that they are all prepared and can diminish...
Opinion
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Schools, COVID-19, and Jan. 6, 2021
- Author:
- Susan D. Swick, MD
- Michael S. Jellinek, MD
Now is a time to build relationships and to use the difficult events of the day to shed light on deeper issues and values.