83. ADHD and Epilepsy: Can You Safely Prescribe Stimulants?

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Elise Fallucco, child psychiatrist and host of the ADHD Anxiety and More podcast, shares parent-focused tips for raising resilient, capable children. She talks about 3 contrasting parenting styles—rescuer, laid-back, and coach— and talks about when each style makes sense. The Rescuer Parent - wants to FIX problems FOR their child The Laid-back Parent - lets their child sort things out on their own The Coach Parent - Workings WITH the child to help them solve problem...

Send us Fan Mail Depression screening and suicide screening are not the same thing—and relying on the PHQ-9 alone can miss youth who are at risk for suicide. In this episode, I break down a quick, practical approach to suicide screening and risk assessment in primary care —including what to do when a screening tool comes back positive. In this episode, you’ll learn: 🚨 Why the PHQ-9 isn’t enough — and how many at-risk youth can slip through the cracks when you rely on depression screening alon...

Send us Fan Mail Where are YOU on your pediatric mental health journey? If you’ve ever felt nervous when a child’s mental health screen comes back positive, frustrated when straightforward ADHD treatment suddenly becomes complicated, or overwhelmed because you’ve become the “mental health person” in your practice—this episode is for you. In this episode, Dr. Elise Fallucco introduces the 4 phases of the Pediatric Mental Health Champion Journey: Phase 1: Running Scared → Phase 2: B...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 85 of ADHD, Anxiety & More is for pediatric clinicians who want to know when to prescribe medication for children and teens with anxiety. In this episode, you will learn about: Which treatment (therapy, medication, or combination of both) offers the highest response for child and teen anxiety Why it is important to treat anxiety to remission The 3 things to do when referring to CBTShe explains why remission matters, citing follow-up findings that r...

Send us Fan Mail Anxiety is a normal human emotion. So, how do you know when it’s developmentally typical and when it has crossed the line into something that needs treatment? In this episode, Dr. Fallucco walks through a practical approach pediatric clinicians can use to recognize clinically significant anxiety that requires treatment. We talk about Screening, Taking a focused history of Anxiety, and determining whether the anxiety needs treatment. In this episode, you’ll ...