title: Timely topics in pediatric psychiatry.
abstract: This section of Focus on Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health presents findings on an array of topics including inflammation and child and adolescent depression, glutamatergic dysregulation and pediatric psychiatric disorders, predictors of bipolar disorder in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and the continuum between obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). There is increased interest in the role of inflammation in psychiatric disorders. Kim and colleagues conducted a systematic literature review to examine the relationships between inflammatory processes, inflammation, medical conditions, and depression and suicidality in children and adolescents.
authors.affiliation: kwagner@psychiatrist.com.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dineen Wagner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000639:trends*; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism