Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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Early Pubertal Timing and T...

11.20.2019

JAACAP December 2019: Contributing Editor Dr. Jerome H. Taylor interviews Dr. William E. Copeland on the relative contributions of pubertal timing, pubertal status, and sex hormones on the increases in female depression.

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry episodes:

11.20.2019 Early Pubertal Timing and Testosterone Associated With Higher Levels of Adolescent Depression in Girls: JAACAP December 2019 JAACAP December 2019: Contributing Editor Dr. Jerome H. Taylor interviews Dr. William E. Copeland on the relative contributions of pubertal timing, pubertal status, and sex hormones on the increases in female depression.
10.24.2019 Brain Development and Stochastic Processes During Prenatal and Early Life: You Can't Lose It if You've Never Had It; But It's Better to Have It and Lose It, Than Never to Have Had It at All: JAACAP No JAACAP Contributing Editor Dr. Gerrit van Schalkwyk interviews Dr. Tonya J.H. White on her In Context article, which discusses the role of stochastic, or chance, events that take place during neurodevelopment. 2019: Contributing Editor Dr. Gerrit van Schalkwyk interviews Dr. ...
09.26.2019 Growing Up With an Undocumented Parent in America: Psychosocial Adversity in Domestically Residing Immigrant Children: JAACAP October 2019 JAACAP October 2019: Contributing Editor Dr. Kara Bagot interviews Dr. Shawn S. Sidhu on his Clinical Perspectives article, which discusses how child and adolescent psychiatrists can effectively help children and families with an undocumented parent.
08.21.2019 A Multisite Randomized Controlled Two-Phase Trial of the Early Start Denver Model Compared to Treatment as Usual: JAACAP September 2019 JAACAP September 2019: Contributing Editor Dr. John Erik Leikauf interviews Dr. Sally J. Rogers on a randomized treatment study of the effects of 27 months of an intervention for early autism (ages 14-27 months), compared to 2 years of community ...
07.23.2019 Master Clinician Review: Parental Depression and Family Health and Wellness: What Clinicians Can Do and Reflections on Opportunities for the Future : JAACAP August 2019 JAACAP August 2019: Contributing Editor Dr. Christopher Hammond interviews Dr. William R. Beardslee on the problem of depression in families and intervention approaches that address parental depression on its own and in the context of treating mental illness in children.
06.20.2019 LGBT Youth, Mental Health, and Spiritual Care: Psychiatric Collaboration With Health Care Chaplains: JAACAP July 2019 JAACAP July 2019: Contributing Editor Dr. Marika Inga Wrzosek interviews Dr. Stewart Adelson on a how healthcare chaplains can collaborate with psychiatrists and other healthcare professionals to support mental and physical health among LGBT youth.
05.24.2019 Reducing Preschool Behavior Problems in an Urban Mental Health Clinic: A Pragmatic, Non-Inferiority Trial: JAACAP June 2019 JAACAP June 2019: Contributing Editor Dr. Jerome H. Taylor interviews Dr. Deborah Gross on a randomized pragmatic trial comparing the effectiveness and cost of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy or the Chicago Parent Program to reduce child behavior problems.
04.25.2019 Mental Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: It's About Time: JAACAP May 2019 JAACAP May 2019: Contributing Editor Dr. Gerrit van Schalkwyk interviews Dr. Jess P. Shatkin on the opportunity and responsibility to engage in mental health promotion and disease prevention.
03.27.2019 Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled, Pilot Study of Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: JAACAP April 2019 JAACAP April 2019: Contributing Editor Dr. Kara S. Bagot interviews Dr. James J. McGough on trigeminal nerve stimulation, a potential new non-medication treatment for ADHD.
03.04.2019 Maternal Depression and Stress in the NICU: Associations with Mother-Child Interactions at Age 5 Years: JAACAP March 2019 JAACAP March 2019: Contributing Editor Dr. John Erik Leikauf interviews Dr. Emily D. Gerstein how maternal depression and stress in the NICU can have lasting impacts on multiple parenting behaviors.
02.07.2019 Meta-Analyses: Key Parenting Program Components for Disruptive Child Behavior : JAACAP February 2019 JAACAP February 2019: Contributing Editor Dr. Christopher Hammond interviews Dr. Patty Leijten on identifying what parents need to be taught to reduce disruptive child behavior.
12.21.2018 Master Clinician Review: Saving Holden Caulfield: Suicide Prevention in Children and Adolescents: JAACAP January 2019 JAACAP January 2019: Contributing Editor Dr. Marika Inga Wrzosek interviews Dr. David A. Brent on his Master Clinician Review, which discusses reversing the decade-long increase in adolescent suicide.
12.04.2018 Networks of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Across Development: JAACAP December 2018 JAACAP December 2018: Contributing Editor Dr. John Erik Leikauf interviews Dr. Eoin McElroy on strong interconnectivity of depression and anxiety symptoms from a very early age at the general population level.
11.02.2018 Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder After Age 5 in Children Evaluated Longitudinally Since Infancy: JAACAP November 2018 JAACAP November 2018: Contributing Editor Dr. Jerome H. Taylor interviews Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum on diagnosing autism after age 5.
10.01.2018 A Risk Calculator to Predict the Individual Risk of Conversion From Subthreshold Bipolar Symptoms to Bipolar Disorder I or II in Youth. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiat JAACAP October 2018: Contributing Editor Dr. Gerrit van Schalkwyk interviews Dr. Boris Birmaher on the increased risk of conversion to bipolar disorder in youth with subthreshold mania.
09.07.2018 Child Abuse and Neglect: JAACAP September 2018 JAACAP September 2018: Contributing Editor Dr. Christopher Hammond interviews Dr. Charles H. Zeanah on various forms of neglect of children, assessing maltreated children, and the treatment of psychopathology associated with maltreatment.
07.31.2018 Parent Training for Preschool ADHD in Routine, Specialist Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial: JAACAP August 2018 JAACAP August 2018: Contributing Editor Dr. Kara S. Bagot interviews Dr. Anne-Mette Lange on a behavioral parent training program for preschool children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
06.28.2018 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children With Anxiety and Comorbid Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: JAACAP July 2018 JAACAP July 2018: Contributing Editor Dr. Marika Wrzosek interviews Dr. Jennifer L. Hudson and Dr. Karen L. Gould on suitability of manual-based group-based CBT for anxiety treatment in children with comorbid ADHD.
06.27.2018 Criterion Validity and Utility of the General Factor of Psychopathology in Childhood: Predictive Associations With Independently Measured Severe Adverse Mental Health Outcomes in Adolescence: JAACAP J JAACAP June 2018: Contributing Editor Dr. Jerome Taylor interviews Dr. Erik Pettersson on how a general factor of psychopathology may predict severe adverse mental health outcomes in adolescence.
04.30.2018 The Epigenetic Clock at Birth: Associations With Maternal Antenatal Depression and Child Psychiatric Problems: JAACAP May 2018 JAACAP May 2018: Contributing Editor Dr. John Erik Leikauf interviews Dr. Marius Lahti-Pulkkinen about a novel biomarker of aging at birth, namely epigenetic gestational age (GA) based on fetal cord blood methylation data.
03.27.2018 The Impact of Antidepressant Dose and Class on Treatment Response in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: A Meta-Analysis : JAACAP April 2018 JAACAP April 2018: Contributing Editor Dr. Gerrit Van Schalkwyk interviews Dr. Jeffrey Strawn on the trajectory and magnitude of antidepressant response and the effect of antidepressant class and dose on symptomatic improvement in pediatric anxiety disorders.
02.27.2018 Novel Loci Associated With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Are Revealed by Leveraging Polygenic Overlap With Educational Attainment: JAACAP February 2018 JAACAP February 2018: Contributing Editor Dr. Marika Wrzosek interviews Dr. Olav Smeland on the genetic risk architecture of ADHD and its relation to educational attainment.
02.27.2018 Working Memory and Vigilance as Multivariate Endophenotypes Related to Common Genetic Risk for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder : JAACAP March 2018 JAACAP March 2018: Contributing Editor Dr. Christopher Hammond interviews Dr. Joel Nigg on associations between different cognitive functions, polygenic risk scores, and ADHD diagnoses. Working Memory and Vigilance as Multivariate Endophenotypes Related to Common Genetic Risk for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
01.03.2018 Presidential Address: Depression Awareness and Screening in Children and Adolescents: JAACAP January 2018 JAACAP January 2018: Contributing Editor Dr. Kara Bagot interviews AACAP President Dr. Karen Dineen Wagner on her presidential initiative regarding depression in children and adolescents.
11.27.2017 Handoff: Editor's Annual Report-Volume 56, 2017: JAACAP December 2017 JAACAP December 2017: Editor-in-Chief Dr. Andres Martin interviews Editor-Elect Dr. Douglas K. Novins on the editorial transition and new Journal features coming in 2018.
10.31.2017 Thinking Across Generations: Unique Contributions of Maternal Early Life andPrenatal Stress to Infant Physiology: JAACAP November 2017 JAACAP November 2017: Contributing Editor Dr. Christian Kieling interviews Dr. Stacy Drury on the impact of maternal adverse childhood experiences on infants' later mental and physical health risk.
09.26.2017 Forward to the Future: Clinical Updates and Clinical Practice Guidelines: JAACAP October 2017 JAACAP October 2017: Contributing Editor Dr. Cynthia Rogers interviews Dr. Heather Walter on AACAP's new ClinicalUpdate and Clinical Practice Guideline series.
08.23.2017 'Dude-Me, Too!': The Importance of Wellness Mentorship From Day One.: JAACAP September 2017 JAACAP September 2017: Contributing Editor Dr. David Hong interviews Dr. Julie Chilton on physicians' mental health strugglesand promoting self-care.
07.21.2017 Concomitant Use of Atypical Antipsychotics With Other Psychotropic Medication Classes and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: JAACAP August 2017 JAACAP August 2017: Contributing Editor Dr. Danella M. Hafeman interviews Dr. Mehmet Burcu on polypharmacy and type 2 diabetes in youth treated with antipsychotics.
06.23.2017 Striatal Activation Predicts Differential Therapeutic Responses to Methylphenidateand Atomoxetine: JAACAP July 2017 JAACAP July 2017: Contributing Editor Dr. Craigan Usher interviews Dr. Jeffrey Newcorn on responses to different medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and future directions for ADHD research.
05.23.2017 Emergency Department as a First Contact for Mental Health Problems in Children and Youth: JAACAP June 2017 JAACAP June 2017: Contributing Editor Dr. Christian Kieling interviews Dr. Astrid Guttmann on the use of emergency departments as an entry point into mental health treatment for children and youth.
04.21.2017 Intergenerational Transmission of Maternal Childhood Maltreatment Exposure: Implications for Fetal Brain Development: JAACAP May 2017 JAACAP May 2017: Contributing Editor Dr. Tamara Vanderwal interviews Dr. Claudia Buss on pathways involved in intergenerational transmission of childhood maltreatment and interventions targeting transmission.
03.24.2017 Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Youth Want Their Doctors: JAACAP April 2017 JAACAP April 2017: Contributing Editor Dr. Cynthia E. Rogers interviews Mr. Jack Turban about how transgender youth's perspectives on treatment can inform and improve clinicians' care for them.
03.20.2017 The Familial Co-Aggregation of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Intellectual Disability: A Register-Based Family Study: JAACAP February 2017 JAACAP February 2017: Contributing Editor Dr. Craigan Usher interviews Dr. Stephen Faraone on the interplay of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder and intellectual disability and its implications for treatment.
03.20.2017 Mental Health in Internationally Adopted Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis: JAACAP March 2017 JAACAP March 2017: Contributing Editor Dr. David Hong interviews Dr. Kristin Gartner Askeland on rates of mental health problems in non-adopted versus internationally adopted youth as moderated by sex and responder status.
12.19.2016 Name No Names: The Role of the Media in Reporting Mass Shootings.: JAACAP January 2017 JAACAP January 2017: Contributing Editor Dr. Christian Kieling interviews Dr. Shawn Singh Sidhu on how discussing and reporting on mass shooting events affects their frequency and risk of spreading.
11.22.2016 Parental Mental Health: Addressing the Unmet Needs of Caregivers for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: JAACAP December 2016 JAACAP December 2016: Contributing Editor Dr. Danella Hafeman interviews Dr. Viktor Lushin on the importance and implications of treating the mental health needs of caregivers for children with autism.
11.07.2016 Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Homelessness: A 33-Year Follow-Up Study: JAACAP November 2016 JAACAP November 2016: Contributing Editor Dr. Tamara Vanderwal interviews Dr. Rachel Klein on a possible relationship between childhood diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and later homelessness.
09.23.2016 In Their Own Words: Immigration and Pediatric Mental Health in 2016: JAACAP October 2016 JAACAP October 2016: Contributing Editor Dr. Cynthia Rogers interviews Dr. Schuyler W. Henderson on his work with immigrant children and their families and his thoughts on the psychiatrist's role in immigration advocacy.
08.27.2016 Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: Results of a Statewide Random-Controlled Evaluation: JAACAP September 2016 JAACAP September 2016: Contributing Editor Dr. David Hong interviews Dr. Walter S. Gilliam about mental health consultation programs for preschool teachers to decrease preschool expulsion rates.
08.26.2016 Child Affected by Parental Relationship Distress: JAACAP July 2016 JAACAP July 2016: Contributing Editor Dr. Craigan Usher interviews Dr. William Bernet on the background and treatment implications of the new diagnosis "child affected by parental relationship distress" in the DSM-5.
08.26.2016 Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger: Setting the Historical Record Straight: JAACAP August 2016 JAACAP August 2016: Contributing Editor Dr. Danella Hafeman interviews Dr. James C. Harris on his professional relationship with pioneering expert on autism Dr. Leo Kanner and recent publications on his legacy.
05.31.2016 Is There a Female Protective Effect Against Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder? Evidence From Two Representative Twin Samples: JAACAP June 2016 JAACAP June 2016: Contributing Editor Dr. Christian Kieling interviews Dr. Angelica Ronald on exploring how biological sex affects odds of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosis.
04.28.2016 Gestational Exposure to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Offspring Psychiatric Disorders: A National Register-Based Study: JAACAP May 2016 JAACAP May 2016: Contributing Editor Dr. Tamara Vanderwal interviews Dr. Heli Malm on preliminary results from a study looking at effects of fetal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on later mental health.
03.24.2016 Association of Lifetime Mental Disorders and Subsequent Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use: Results From the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement: JAACAP April 2016 JAACAP April 2016: Contributing Editor Dr. Cynthia Rogers interviews Dr. Kathleen R. Merikangas and Dr. Kevin P. Conway on the relationship between youth mental health and the development of substance use problems.
02.23.2016 Prepubescent Transgender Children: What We Do and Do Not Know: JAACAP March 2016 JAACAP March 2016: Contributing Editor Dr. David S. Hong interviews Dr. Kristina R. Olson on understanding the development and stability of gender identity for clinicians working with transgender youth.
01.22.2016 "Failure to Launch": Shaping Intervention for Highly Dependent Adult Children: JAACAP February 2016 JAACAP February 2016: Contributing Editor Dr. Danella Hafeman interviews Dr. Eli R. Lebowitz on tailoring interventions to highly dependent adult children and their families.
12.17.2015 Presidential Address: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the Era of Health Care Reform: JAACAP January 2016 JAACAP January 2016: Contributing Editor Dr. Craigan Usher interviews Dr. Gregory K. Fritz on his vision for increasingly integrated healthcare and improved training.
11.23.2015 Irritability in Youth: An Update: JAACAP November 2015 JAACAP November 2015: Contributing Editor Dr. Tamara Vanderwal interviews Dr. Ellen Leibenluft on types and trajectories of irritability as examined by several recent studies in the Journal.
11.23.2015 Psychiatric Hospitalization of Children With Autism or Intellectual Disability: Consensus Statements on Best Practices: JAACAP December 2015 JAACAP December 2015: Contributing Editor Dr. Christian Kieling interviews Dr. Matthew Siegel on recommendations for optimizing inpatient treatment for youth with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability.

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