This podcast covers an approach to dealing with challenging behavior and mood changes in adolescents.  Topics include, situations when confidentiality may be broken, variations laws regarding consent between states in the US and provinces and territories in Canada, medical conditions that cause agitation and moodiness in adolescents, and situations where drug screening is appropriate in adolescents. This podcast was developed by Nicole Fledderman, a medical student at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) and Dr.

This episode presents a general approach to pediatric anxiety disorders. Listeners will learn about symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and management of common anxiety disorders in children. This podcast has been developed by Jeff Bennett and Dr. Heidi Wikes. Jeff is a medical student at the University of Alberta. Dr Wikes is a consultant psychiatrist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Canada.

This podcast discusses an approach to pediatric major depressor disorder. Listeners will learn about the clinical presentation of depressive disorders, as well as diagnostic criteria and treatment options. This episode was created by Jeff Bennett with the assistance of Dr. Heidi Wilkes. Jeff is a medical student at the University of Alberta and Dr. Wilkes is a consultant psychiatrist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta.