Child Psychiatry

Pilot study of divisions of Child Psychiatry in 32 schools of medicine.

In 1960, with the action of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the profession of child psychiatry achieved the status of an accredited subspecialty of psychiatry. As a consequence, a major shift emerged in the base of influence on the academic functions of child psychiatry and the source of fiscal and professional support for child psychiatrists working within academic settings (Al...

Guest editorial: classification in child psychiatry.

Choosing child and adolescent psychiatry: factors influencing medical students.

OBJECTIVE To examine the factors influencing medical students to choose child and adolescent psychiatry as a career specialty. METHOD Quantitative and qualitative methods were used. A web-based survey was distributed to child and adolescent psychiatrists at the University of Toronto. In-depth interviews were held with select child and adolescent psychiatrists as well as a focus group with psy...

An assessment of satisfaction with ambulatory child psychiatry consultation services to primary care providers by parents of children with emotional and behavioral needs: the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project University of Massachusetts Parent

Child psychiatry: A scientometric analysis 1980-2016

Background: The field of child and adolescent psychiatry lags behind adult psychiatry significantly. In recent years, it has witnessed a significant increase in the publication of journals and articles. This study provides a detailed bibliometric analysis of articles published from 1980 to 2016, in the top seven journals of child and adolescent psychiatry. Methods: Using the Web of Science core...

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. In this issue.