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Child Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians52. ADHD in Girls - All of the things you should knowSend us a textIn this episode, Dr. Fallucco dives into the nuances of ADHD in girls, explaining its why it is so important to recognize girls with ADHD, how girls with ADHD present with different symptoms than boys, and why girls often go undiagnosed. She highlights the importance of early recognition and treatment to reduce risks like suicide, drug abuse, accidents, and social struggles. Dr. Fallucco also discusses the subtle inattentive symptoms in girls, genetic risk factors, and ADHD 'superpowers' such as hyperfocus and creativity. Tune in to learn why it's crucial fo...2025-07-2218 min
Pediatric Meltdown243. The Child Mental Health Podcast: Expert Insights from Child PsychiatryAre pediatricians prepared for the mental health crisis that’s impacting so many of our children today?In this episode of Pediatric Meltdown, host Dr. Lia Gaggino sits down with nationally recognized child psychiatrist and podcast host Dr. Elise Fallucco to uncover the urgent realities facing pediatric practice. From understanding why a simple podcast name change can transform the reach of critical mental health education, to exploring the real-world, stepwise journey pediatricians navigate when facing complex child anxiety and medication management, this episode is a masterclass in practical empowerment. Listeners will discover actionable strategies for burnout, the ev...2025-04-2346 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians51. Is it ADHD or Bipolar? with Dr. John WalkupSend us a textDo you have patients with severe ADHD who are just not getting better? Did you know that they *might* have undiagnosed bipolar? In this episode, Dr. Fallucco and Dr. John Walkup talk about how to distinguish bipolar disorder in children and teens from ADHD. They provide clinical pearls for clinicians and share examples from kids and teens with bipolar. Some Key differences between ADHD and BIPOLAR highlighted include :- the nature of relationships in ADHD vs. BIPOLARKids w/ ADHD tend to be fun, likable while kid...2025-03-2514 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians50. Am I Bipolar? with Dr. John WalkupSend us a textHave you ever wondered if one of your patients has bipolar? On this episode, we talk about the red flags for bipolar - and questions you can ask to determine whether they may have bipolar. We discuss key signs such as the inability to regulate upside mood, decreased need for sleep, hypersexuality, and grandiosity, providing concrete examples and questions to help guide your clinical assessment. Join Dr. Elise Fallucco and Dr. John Walkup as they offer valuable insights into distinguishing bipolar disorder from other conditions like ADHD and anxiety.00:00 50 - RED...2025-03-0413 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians49. Mystery Case - 9 yo with anxiety and sudden behavioral problemsSend us a textWelcome to our new segment called Mystery Case Files where we walk through a clinical case that presents a bit of mystery. Using the latest research and evidence, we discuss practical approaches to help YOU care for your patients effectively.This episode features the case of a nine-year-old boy with anxiety who develops new onset of behavior problems. 00:00 Introduction to Mystery Case Files00:27 Today's Mystery case00:27 Presenting the Case: A 9-Year-Old with Anxiety00:54 Initial Thoughts and Differential Diagnosis01:32 Reviewing t...2025-02-2512 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians48. The Emotional Flu: A New Epidemic Impacting TeensSend us a textIn this episode of Psyched for Peds, Dr. Elise Fallucco and her teenage son, Chase Fallucco, discuss the seasonal surge of mental health symptoms, termed the 'emotional flu,' impacting teenagers during October and November. They discuss:** What are the symptoms and signs of the emotional flu?** Why are October and November high-risk periods for the Emotional Flu?** What can we do to "vaccinate" teens against the Emotional Flu? Check out our website PsychEd4Peds.com for more resources.Follow us on Instagram @psyched4p...2024-11-2617 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians47. How to Prevent Burnout in Parents: Tools and Tips that WorkSend us a textIt's time to talk about the mental health impact of *parenting*... and what we can do about it. Join me and our special guest, Ashley, a working mom, as we explore practical tools and exercises to recognize and address signs of BURNOUT. This episode is for parents AND for all of us who need to take care of ourselves so that we can care for others. We talk about practical tools like:** The stress continuum: Are you green, yellow, orange, or red?** 'What's on your plate' or 'What's on yo...2024-10-1528 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians46. What do you do about Burnout with Dr. Jessi GoldSend us a textIf you think you may be experiencing burnout, what can you do? To answer this question, Dr. Fallucco discusses strategies to combat healthcare burnout with Dr. Jessi Gold, Chief Wellness Officer at the University of Tennessee Health System. WE discuss:* That systemic changes in Healthcare are urgently needed to reduce burnout.* Individual strategies to address burnout in the current healthcare system including:----- practicing self-reflection - and asking, "How Do *I* feel?" and "How is my job affecting my health?" -----practicing self-compassion and gratitude, which can help counte...2024-10-0816 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians45. Burnout in Healthcare: Recognizing the Signs with Dr. Jessi GoldSend us a textHALF of all healthcare workers are Burned Out. But most of us typically power through without recognizing the classic signs. How can you tell when you're going through burnout? And more importantly, what is it about the culture of medicine and healthcare that increases our risk of experiencing burnout? To help us sort through these issues and RECOGNIZE signs of burnout, we talk with Dr. Jessi Gold, Psychiatrist and Chief Wellness Officer of the University of Tennessee Health System. She is the author of a memoir called How Do You Feel? One Doct...2024-10-0122 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians44. Summer Send-Off!Send us a textJoin us as we wrap up our first year of PsychEd4Peds and prepare for a summer break!Check out our website PsychEd4Peds.com for more resources.Follow us on Instagram @psyched4peds2024-05-2003 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians43. Curbside Child Psychiatry Consultation with your Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Programs!Send us a textDo you ever wish you had a child psychiatrist on speed dial? Well, now you can! This week, we talk about how to get connected to a Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program (PMHCAP) near you that offers:* phone consultation with child psychiatrists to help you care for kids in your office* care navigation services to help you find resourcesI will walk you through what to expect when you call your local PMHCAP and how they can be helpful for you and for your patients.For a l...2024-05-0712 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians42. Implementing Change in Pedatric Practices with Dr. Lia GagginoSend us a textIn this episode, meet Dr. Lia Gaggino, pediatrician and host of the child mental health and clinician well-being podcast, Pediatric Meltdown. She shares resources and tips to help practicing pediatricians including her now podcast, Pediatric Mental Health: Building Better Workflows. This new podcast is about how to implement change in pediatric practices from how to get buy-in for change, set goals, and engage your team in implementing change, plus tips on billing and coding and more.Dr. Lia Gaggino's Podcast: Pediatric MeltdownWebsite: Pediatricmeltdown.comC...2024-04-3014 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians41. Taylor Swift: In my child mental health eraSend us a textIn honor of the release of Taylor Swift’s 11th album, The Tortured Poet's Department, this is a special episode where I am joined by my tween daughter Julia, to share highlights from Swift's albums as well as from PsychEd4Peds episodes. I bet you never thought about how the album, Red, is related to ADHD meds. #childmentalhealth #swiftie #tsttpd #adhd #anxiety #parentmentalhealthCheck out our website PsychEd4Peds.com for more resources.Follow us on Instagram @psyched4peds2024-04-2316 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians40. Social Media and Adolescent Mental HealthSend us a textBetween 80-90% of US teens report that they use social media, but we are only beginning to understand how social media use affects mental health. I had the opportunity to talk about this with WAVYTV10 News Anchor, Sarah Goode. In this episode, I share clips from our conversation about how to help kids navigate social media, share tips for talking with teens about their social media use, and share resources to help families develop a plan for healthy use of social media.For more information and to listen to an extended v...2024-04-0921 min
Child Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians39. Parents of Preschoolers: Why Parent Mental Health Matters!Send us a textDid you know that PARENTS of preschoolers are at HIGH risk for depression? *In the first 4 years of a child's life, 1 in 10 dads and 1 in 4 moms experience depression.*And depression in parents increased the risk of behavioral and emotional problems in children. In this episode, we talk about why and how to support parents of preschoolers... so that we can help preschoolers with their own social and emotional development.Check out our website PsychEd4Peds.com for more resources.Follow us on Instagram @psyched4peds2024-04-0213 min
Child Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians38. Preschool Behavior: When is it a problem?Send us a textAround one and 10 preschool age, children, struggle with significant emotional and behavior problems, but it can be incredibly difficult to tell. How can you tell When a preschool age child might need further evaluation?In this episode, we talk about how to use a brief tool to determine whether a preschools behavior is normal, or may benefit from further evaluation. This tool is called the brief early childhood screening assessment, or the brief ECSA for short.Check out our website PsychEd4Peds.com for more resources.Follow u...2024-03-2511 min
The Pediatrician Next Door - Simple Advice on Baby Sleep, Parenting and Family HealthEp. 56: Treating Anxiety in Kids – with Elise Fallucco, MD and Charles Warter, PsyDAnxiety is a big deal for lots of kids and families. But guess what? The sooner you deal with it, the better things can get for the long run. Treatments range from teaching your child calming techniques at home, to therapy, medication and treatment in a treatment center. Child psychiatrist Elise Fallucco, MD and clinical psychologist Charles Warter, PsyD give tips for finding the best treatment for a child with anxiety. Visit PsychEd4Peds online and listen on Apple Podcasts Coping Cat Parents - online therapy for kids age 7 – 13 Find...2024-03-2026 min
Child Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians37. Help kids develop Sports Character(ship) with Brian and Jen Harbin of Grit.orgSend us a textWhat is the most important thing the parents can do to help older teen athletes? How can we harness sports another activities to help kids develop true confidence? For answers to these questions join us as we continue our convo with grit.org’s Brian and Jen Harbin.Guests: Brian and Jen Harbin are the leaders of grit.org whose mission is to improve, physical, mental, and emotional resilience in kids.Check out our website PsychEd4Peds.com for more resources.Follow us on Instagram @psyched4peds2024-03-1812 minThe Pediatrician Next Door - Simple Advice on Baby Sleep, Parenting and Family HealthEp. 55: Anxiety in Children: A Hidden Cause of Behavior Issues - with Elise Fallucco, M.D.Do you struggle with a challenging child? Sometimes, kids' actions aren't just random behaviors—they're ways of expressing themselves when they can't find the right words or understand their own emotions. Anxiety disorders are the most common behavioral health problem in children and often goes undiagnosed. Treating anxiety early can make a big difference in how well someone copes with it over time. In this podcast episode, child psychiatrist Elise Fallucco, MD, host of the PschEd4Peds podcast, chats with Dr. Wendy about how to spot anxiety symptoms and recognize anxiety disorders in children. SCARED Ques...2024-03-1324 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians36. Building Grit and Character through Sports with Brian and Jen Harbin of Grit.orgSend us a textDo you want to learn strategies to help kids develop grit and character through sports and LIFE? We talk with Brian and Jen Harbin of Grit.org about how they use sports to help kids become more physically, emotionally, and mentally resilient. They share strategies about :** Using mantras to help kids push through challenges** How to shift your focus from WINNING to personal growth** Training kids to focus on the POSITIVEOur Guests: Brian Harbin is the founder of Grit.org whose mission is to help kids a...2024-03-1219 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians35. How to help kids love sports with Coach Peter VerhoefSend us a textIf you play sports or know a child who plays sports, you MUST listen to this podcast! Our guest is Coach Peter Verhoef, who has decades of experience preparing kids and teens for national and world competitions. We discuss ways that parents can keep kids involved in sports and prevent burnout. Key Points include:** Sports can be Transformational ** Tips for How WE can Keep kids ENGAGED in Sports· Help children to experience achievement (apart from wins/losses)· Recognize and manage emotional/physical exhaustion ** Crying in Waf...2024-03-0523 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians34. Preventing #Burnout in Youth Sports with Dr. Joel BrennerSend us a textDid you know almost 70% of kids drop out of sports by age 13? We talk with Dr. Joel Brenner, pediatric sports medicine physician and national expert in youth sports, about how to keep kids involved in sports. Dr. Brenner is the co-author of the American Academy of Pediatrics' recent Clinical Report on on overuse injuries over-training and burnout in young athletes. He shares practical strategies to reduce burnout and over use injuries in our young athletes. Most importantly, we're going to find out how early is too early for kids to specialize in on...2024-02-2624 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians33. Advanced Q+A about Meds for ADHD, Anxiety with Dr. Jeffrey StrawnSend us a textIt's time for some Advanced Q+A with Dr. Jeffrey Strawn about medication treatment for ADHD +/- Anxiety!?Q:? When do you use alpha agonists (like Clonidine, Guanfacine)??A: as adjunctive treatment for kids who are having trouble tolerating stimulants, and/or who have residual impulsivity when they're being treated with stimulants. Q: How can you prescribe alpha-agonists to kids who cannot swallow pills?A: We've talked about the possibility of using compounding pharmacies to help create liquid formulations of certain short acting alpha agonists for kids who...2024-02-2013 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians32. Meds for ADHD and/or anxietySend us a textIs there a go-to medication to treat a child with both ADHD and anxiety? Join us as we continue the conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Strawn from Cincinnati Children's Medical Center to discuss how to approach medication treatment for a child with ADHD and anxiety. We talk about which stimulants are better tolerated, when to use alpha 2 agonists (like clonidine and guanfacine), and finally what to know about the norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, Viloxazine (Qelbree) and atomoxetine (Strattera). Key Points:1 – treat ADHD first, then address residual anxiety (unless anxiety is Se...2024-02-0917 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians31. ADHD, Anxiety, or both? Making the right diagnosis with Dr. Jeffrey StrawnSend us a textADHD and Anxiety and highly intertwined, so how can you tease them apart?Join us as Dr. Jeffrey Strawn shares clinical pearls about how to detect whether a child has ADHD, anxiety, or both! We discuss:* the consequences of untreated ADHD (especially social and educational impacts)* how ADHD and anxiety are related and that 30% of kids w/ ADHD have anxiety, too!Some take home messages are:1 – When screening kids for ADHD, also consider using the SCARED-5 to screen them for anxiety!2 – Good...2024-02-0614 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians30. When an SSRI doesn’t work for depression with Dr. John WalkupSend us a textWhat do you do when your patient doesn’t tolerate or doesn’t respond to an SSRI for depression? Join us as we discuss this issue and talk about non-SSRI medication‘s for depression.Check out our website PsychEd4Peds.com for more resources.Follow us on Instagram @psyched4peds2024-01-2412 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians29. Distinguishing depression from normal teen moodiness and demoralization with Dr. John WalkupSend us a textHow can you tell if a teenager is depression or if it is just normal moodiness, stress, grief, or even demoralization? Dr. John Walkup joins us to talk about the cardinal features of depression... and how it LOOKS different than other forms of low mood.We talk about:1 - the distinct change in mood seen in teens with depression and how it is different from sadness2 - how you can use a simple question, "Can you tell me about something fun you have done recently?", to help you figure ou...2024-01-2214 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians28. Telehealth: The Good, The Bad, The Funny with Dr. Rachel SchareSend us a textAs pediatric practices incorporate more telehealth, what tips and tricks can help us navigate the challenges of virtual healthcare? Pediatrician Dr. Rachel Schare joins us to share the Good, the Bad, and the Funny in the world of Pediatric Telehealth.We discuss:Practical strategies for how to incorporate telehealth into busy pediatric practice:Focus mainly on follow-up visits for established patientsADHD follow-ups are great, sometimes also depression/anxiety Offer same-day telehealth during last minute schedule openings to accomodate patients who call with urgent issues Tips to address common tel...2024-01-1313 min