Psychiatry and Mental Health

Approach to Emerging Child and Adolescent Psychosis (Part 3 of 3)

The third part of this three-part podcast will finish providing an approach to Emerging Child and Adolescent Psychosis. In this series, listeners will 1) recognize and elicit warning and frank signs of psychosis, 2) propose a reasonable differential diagnosis for psychosis and identify medical work-up considerations, 3) understand risk factors for primary psychotic disorders, and 4) be familiar with assessment and treatment options. The podcast was created by Dr. Leslie Truong, a first year Psychiatry Resident at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr.


Approach to Emerging Child and Adolescent Psychosis (Part 2 of 3)

The second part of this three-part podcast will continue an approach to Emerging Child and Adolescent Psychosis. In this series, listeners will 1) recognize and elicit warning and frank signs of psychosis, 2) propose a reasonable differential diagnosis for psychosis and identify medical work-up considerations, 3) understand risk factors for primary psychotic disorders, and 4) be familiar with assessment and treatment options. The podcast was created by Dr. Leslie Truong, a first year Psychiatry Resident at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr.


Approach to Emerging Child and Adolescent Psychosis (Part 1 of 3)

The first part of this three-part podcast will give you an approach to Emerging Child and Adolescent Psychosis. In this episode, listeners will 1) recognize and elicit warning and frank signs of psychosis, 2) propose a reasonable differential diagnosis for psychosis and identify medical work-up considerations, 3) understand risk factors for primary psychotic disorders, and 4) be familiar with assessment and treatment options. The podcast was created by Dr. Leslie Truong, a first year Psychiatry Resident at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr.


Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

This podcast will give you an approach to Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). In this episode, listeners will 1) discuss the prevalence, onset, course, and etiological considerations for OCD in children and adolescents, 2) list the clinical manifestations of OCD including different symptom clusters, 3) contrast the differences in OCD presentations between children and adults, 4) review the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for OCD, 5) review screening tools and questionnaires for OCD in children, and 6) describe an approach to the management for OCD in children and adolescents.


CPS Position Statement on Anxiety Disorders (Part 2) - CPS Podcast

This podcast will review Part 2 of the CPS anxiety position statements, which focuses on the treatment and management approach for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders. In this episode, listeners will review the three main categories of treatment modalities: psychoeducation, psychotherapy, and pharmacotherapy. The podcast was created by Luke MacDonald, a second year medical student at Dalhousie University, in collaboration with Dr.


CPS Position Statement on Anxiety Disorders (Part 1) - CPS Podcast

This podcast will review Part 1 of the CPS anxiety position statements, which focuses on the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and assessment of anxiety disorders in the pediatric patient population. In this episode, listeners will 1) understand the epidemiology of anxiety disorders, 2) review how to diagnose anxiety disorders, and 3) understand management and follow-up care for patients presenting with anxiety. The podcast was created by Luke MacDonald, a second year medical student at the Dalhousie University, in collaboration with Dr.


Psychiatric Evaluation Template

This PedsCases Note provides a template for the Psychiatric Evaluation. It was created by Annabelle Wong, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Heidi Wilkes, a Pediatric Psychiatrist at the University of Alberta.


Pediatric Psychiatric History and Mental Status Exam

This podcast presents an approach to a paediatric psychiatric history and mental status exam. In this podcast, we will walk through an approach that you can apply in different clinical settings such as a primary care clinic, community pediatric office or emergency department. This podcast was developed by Annabelle Wong, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Heidi Wilkes, a consulting psychiatrist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital.


Approach to Tic Disorders

This podcast covers an approach to Tic Disorders including diagnostic criteria, common presenting features and comorbidities, as well as counseling and management. It was developed by Dr. Sophia Yip, a resident at the University of Alberta in collaboration with Dr. Lyn Sonnenberg, a Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta.'


Technology Dependent Children

This podcast presents an approach to medical complexity and technology dependence in children. In this episode, listeners will learn how these terms are defined, how to assess a child with medical complexity and technology dependence, as well as appreciating the impact of caring for a child with medical complexity on the family. This podcast was developed by Sara Rizakos in collaboration with Dr. Nathalie Major, a complex care pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.


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