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Child 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 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 Clinicians07. What causes autism w/ Dr. John Constantino and why genetic testing is so importantSend us a text What causes autism? Why are there so many more boys than girls with autism? And why is it so important to make sure that children with autism have genetic testing? We discuss this with our guest, Dr. John N. Constantino, child and adolescent psychiatrist and international expert in Autism Spectrum Disorder.* Boys tend to be more sensitive than girls to genetic risk for autism.*GENES CAUSE AUTISM ** 3/4 of the genetic risk is inherited ---- mainly polygenic risk, which means it requires multiple different gene hits to be inv...2023-08-0818 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians06. Diagnosing Autism w/ Dr. John Constantino: Tools to help pediatric primary care cliniciansSend us a text*What if you could identify and diagnose autism in primary care, without having to wait years for children to be seen by a specialty autism center? We discuss this with our guest, Dr. John N. Constantino, a world-renowned child and adolescent psychiatrist who specializes in Autism Spectrum Disorder who has done pioneering work in helping pediatric primary care clinicians distinguish between autism and other conditions.How/can pediatric clinicians distinguish between autism and other conditions?? Clinical tips to help pediatric clinicians confirm/make a diagnosis of Autism! 3...2023-08-0116 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric CliniciansDiagnosing Autism with Dr. John Constantino: Tools to help pediatric primary care cliniciansWhat if you could identify and diagnose autism in primary care, without having to wait years for children to be seen by a specialty autism center? We discuss this with our guest, Dr. John N. Constantino, a world-renowned child and adolescent psychiatrist who specializes in Autism Spectrum Disorder who has done pioneering work in helping pediatric primary care clinicians distinguish between autism and other conditions.How/can pediatric clinicians distinguish between autism and other conditions?? Clinical tips to help pediatric clinicians confirm/make a diagnosis of Autism! 3 anchors for Diagnostic Assessment of Aut...2023-08-0116 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians05. Anxiety Medications: Which to choose with Dr. John WalkupSend us a textWhen 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 teenshow to safely prescribe SSRIs for anxietyhow to identify and manage common SSRI side effectshow to support families who want to try therapy alone first? Check out our website PsychEd4Peds.com for more resources.Follow us on Instagram @ps...2023-07-1324 minChild Mental Health for Pediatric Clinicians04. Fearless Families with Dr. John Walkup: Anxiety Prevention and Personalized ScreeningSend us a textWhat 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 practiceCheck out our website PsychEd4Peds.com for more resources.Follo...2023-07-1319 min