MHAN TeleECHO Clinic Session 4
Date: Thursday, March 28, 2019       Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Clinical Pearls Didactic Title: Identifying and Treating Anxiety and Mood Disorders in Children and Youth – Dr. Hazen Gandy, M.D., FRCP (C) 

Learning Objectives:

• List three common anxiety disorders that occur in adolescents.
• Describe one way of supporting parents with anxious children.
• Name at least two effective treatments for anxiety and mood disorders in children.
• Identify two treatments for adolescent depression.

Zoom Information:

Zoom Link: https://echo.zoom.us/j/411461483?pwd=YIRXdmowMEZ5djhqZ3ozZU05eUc4dz09
Meeting ID: 411-461-483
Password: 3246

Pre-Reading:

• Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Depression – Authors: Clark et. al (2012)
• Pediatric Depression: An Evidence-Based Update on Treatment Interventions – Authors: A. H. Cheung, N. Kozloff, and D.Sacks
• Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC) II  (Updated 2018) – Authors: A. Cheung, M.D., R. Zuckerbrot M.D., and S. Jensen, M.D.

Resources:

• Parent and Caregiver Resources
  • Can Preschoolers Be Depressed? – Author: P. Paul 
  • The Whole-Brain Child – Authors: D. Siegel M.D., and T. Payne Bryson, Ph.D. 
  • Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting – Author: L. Markham
    
    
• Books for Parent to Read along with their Child aged 6-12
  • How to get Unstuck From the Negative Muck: A Kid’s Guide to Getting Rid of Negative Thinking – Author: L. Sullivan, Ph.D. 
  • My Feeling Better Workbook: Help for Kids who are Sad and Depressed– Author: S. Hamil, LCSW

     

• PCP Resources
  • Antidepressant Monitoring Tool
  • Child/Youth MH Tools & Resources from the BC General Practice Services Committee (GPSC)
  • Youth Mental Health: Anxiety and Depression Tool from the Centre for Effective Practice
  • Infant Mental Health Promotion

Tools:

• Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC), a free, 20-item self-report for depression for ages 6-17
• Child and Youth Mental Health Toolkits
• Borderline Personality Disorder (ZAN-BPD)
• Kutcher Adolescent Depression (KADS-6), 6-items, with 92% sensitivity and 71% specificity for adolescent depression
• The Youth Mental Health: Anxiety and Depression Tool

Case Presentation ECHO ID: LM032804

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Didactic Presentation Slides: click here

Outstanding Questions: click here

Didactic Recording: click here

Case Discussion Summaries: ECHO ID LM032804