J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
December 2024
This Letter to the Editor reports the findings of a study we undertook to assess the quality and content of the mental health information that is provided to children via YouTube Kids. For videos on depression and anxiety, we found that all videos were useful or neutral (neither useful nor misleading). In contrast, most videos on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were useful or neutral, but few were deemed misleading.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Mental health treatment is often initiated in primary care settings, but many primary care providers (PCPs), residents, and medical students report discomfort in managing psychiatric conditions. This study evaluated the effect of an educational workshop that featured an evidence-based psychopharmacology clinical decision support tool (CDST) on trainee confidence and willingness to treat psychiatric conditions.
Methods: Participants completed pre- and post-workshop surveys.
We report a case of three seizures provoked by e-cigarette use (vaping) within the time span of five years from youth to young adult. At presentation, the neurological exam was unremarkable. Computerized tomography (CT) of the head, magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the brain, electroencephalograms (EEG), electrocardiogram (EKG), and transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) were normal.
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