child-and-adolescent psychiatry – Cheryl D. Wills, MD, DFAPA

DSM-5 and neurodevelopmental and other disorders of childhood and adolescence.

DSM-5 and neurodevelopmental and other disorders of childhood and adolescence. This article first appeared in The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Wills CD. DSM-5 and neurodevelopmental and other disorders of childhood and adolescence. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2014, 42:165-72. In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), the classification of mental disorders for children and adolescents has been revised. Although some changes are welcome and needed, others have been controversial.…

Forensic Education for Child-and-Adolescent Psychiatry Residents

Cheryl D. Wills, MD, DFAPA

Forensic Education for Child-and-Adolescent Psychiatry Residents This article first appeared in Academic Psychiatry. Wills, CD. Forensic Education for Child-and-Adolescent Psychiatry Residents. Academic Psychiatry 2011, 35:256-9. Forensic education for child-and-adolescent psychiatry (CAP) residents is an essential experience that mayaffect trainees long after they have completed their training. Since relevant educational resources may not be immediately available in some residency programs, this article may serve as a resource to CAP training directors who wish to enhance their forensic curriculum and increase the…