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Posts Categorized: Ask the Mediatrician

Media Moment: Zootopia, a utopian movie experience for my family.

Posted April 14, 2016 under Ask the Mediatrician, Media Moments.

Dear Reader, Welcome to another Media Moment! This month, Mary Shertenlieb, a former TV and film content screener and mother of two, shares her experience watching Zootopia with her two boys and her appreciation of movies that entertain and inform both children and adults. These stories are meant to help create a village square of… Read more »

How should clinicians diagnose patients with “Internet Addiction”?

Posted April 12, 2016 under Ask the Mediatrician.

Q: I am a clinician who teaches psychiatry at a major medical school, where I lead a class on assessment and diagnosis of mental health and behavioral disorders. Recently my students asked me what kind of diagnosis one should give to designate Internet Addiction. What is the current understanding and clinical best practice? ~ Befuddled… Read more »

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