SCREENSIDE CHATS with Gabrielle A. Carlson, MD, AACAP President AACAP

In this last episode of Screenside Chats, roles are reversed where incoming AACAP President Dr. Warren Ng interviews current AACAP President Dr. Gabrielle Carlson about the outcomes of her presidential initiative, about children and outbursts, treatment and interventions, and much more. The national emergency in children’s mental health is also discussed, so tune in as we come to a close on these informative Screenside Chats.

AACAP President, Gabrielle A. Carlson, MD speaks with Dr. Ellen Leibenluft, Senior Investigator and Chief of the Section on Mood Dysregulation and Neuroscience Intramural Research Program at the National Institute of Mental Health, about how to answer the questions of irritability or early onset bipolar, how early can bipolar disorder be diagnosed, and where do outbursts fit in the study of irritability. 

In this episode of Screenside Chats, AACAP President, Gabrielle A. Carlson, MD, discusses with Michael Sorter, MD, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, the major issues regarding children with severe emotional outbursts, including what he has done with kids who become violent on the inpatient unit, thoughts on the place of emergency rooms and inpatient unit beds for children with outbursts, and PRN medication and its role in outburst management, among other issues.

ACAP President Gabrielle A. Carlson, MD, addresses outbursts and emotion dysregulation with Jack McClellan, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington State, and the Medical Director of Child Study and Treatment Center, the State Hospital for kids in Washington State. Their discussion includes how much outbursts are a problem, treatments, and systems issues.

AACAP President Gabrielle A. Carlson, MD, chats with Manpreet Singh, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, about the question of what constitutes mania/bipolar disorder in younger children.

AACAP President Gabrielle A. Carlson, MD, speaks with Dr. Joan Asarnow, Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA and a Board Certified Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologist, about suicidal behavior in youth, and interventions, specifically in the emergency room, that are proven to be effective with these children and adolescents.