Here’s what you need to know about early referral, diagnosis and treatment of the behavioural and neurodevelopmental problems often seen in antisocial young people
Implementation of the Integrated Primary Mental Health and Addiction programme across metro Auckland is well under way. This article, written by David Codyre, Ainsleigh Cribb-Su’a and David Todd, outlines progress in rollout, challenges faced and what is being learnt
This article describes a newly revised autism (takiwātanga) guideline, which presents best practice on how to support autistic people across the lifespan
This article canvasses the landscape of digital mental health tools for young people in Aotearoa, then provides tips for practitioners wanting to support patients to use them
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of eating disorders, particularly anorexia nervosa, have dramatically increased both in New Zealand and overseas. Young people with anorexia are most likely to present to primary care services. In this article, Hiran Thabrew offers new ideas for supporting this group of young people during the COVID-19 era
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management