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When you want to learn about medication treatment for anxiety, who could be better to ask than an international expert on anxiety psychopharmacology, Dr. John Walkup?
In this episode, we learn about the "sharper, sparkly" medication that Dr. Walkup loves along with

•  which medications work best for which kids and teens
• how to safely prescribe SSRIs for anxiety
• how to identify and manage common SSRI side effects
• how to support families who want to try therapy alone first? 

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What if we could tell who was at risk for developing anxiety, and take action to help parents PREVENT or minimize anxiety in their child?  Dr. John Walkup, international expert on anxiety in kids and teens, shares his wisdom about ways that pediatric clinicians can :
-   identify kids at risk for anxiety
-   help parents prevent/minimize anxiety in their child
-   determine when anxiety becomes a disorder
-   use personalized screening for anxiety in practice

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In this episode, we continue our conversation with pediatric psychologist extraordinaire, Peggy Greco, PhD about practical Interventions to help kids with anxiety

• Ways to make the home environment more consistent, predictable
•  Strategies that kids, teens can practice to reduce their anxiety
• Online/Apps for anxiety that can be used with little kids, teens, and even parents

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We talked with pediatric psychologist extraordinaire, Peggy Greco, PhD about how to better understand and identify anxiety in kids.

• Signs of anxiety in kids
• How parents describe kids with anxiety, and why it is hard for parents to know what is ”normal”
•  How do you know when you cross-over from normal anxiety to an anxiety problem?
• ·      USPSTF recommends screening for anxiety in ALL kids 8-18 yo
•  Practical ways to screen for anxiety 
  • The free Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED) 
  • The Brief Early Childhood Screening Assessment (ECSA)

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What is PsychEd4Peds all about? 

• Dr. Elise Fallucco is a child psychiatrist and mom of 3 who trains and supports pediatric clinicians in child mental health care
• She interviews other experts to share practical tools, tips, resources, and strategies to help pediatric clinicians take care of kids and teens with mental health problems

Check out our website PsychEd4Peds.com for more resources.
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