64th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr. Christian Thurstone will present the results of some of his work in Colorado at this annual meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. A wide range of presentations and professional learning opportunities will be available for...American psychiatric society review: Clearing the Haze ‘commendable effort’
The May 2017 edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry includes a review of our book, “Clearing the Haze: Helping Families Face Teen Addiction.” Dr. Christopher Hammond calls it “parent-friendly” and...
U.S. child psychiatrists issue warning
I am a member of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and I am pleased AACAP has issued this policy statement rejecting the use of medical marijuana for adolescents and sounding alarm bells for the world. As the society wrote, “The...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
In my world, May is a really big month. It’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Here’s a quick look at how people in more than 1,100 communities and across 115 federal programs in the United States are participating in events aimed specifically at highlighting...Read the book
Clearing the Haze is a guide designed to help parents determine whether their child may have a substance problem and, if so, how to begin to address it. This book includes the voices and insight of experts in substance abuse counseling, young people in recovery, and parents who have lived the nightmare of adolescent addiction.