32 Video Sessions Covering Every Domain of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
The child adolescent psychiatry board review is a comprehensive 32-session MP4 video program with companion PDFs, built for clinicians preparing for the child and adolescent psychiatry subspecialty boards. Over a dozen expert speakers address developmental neurobiology, psychopathology across every major diagnostic category, five dedicated psychopharmacology sections, and specialty topics including neurological foundations, psychotherapy modalities, and ethics.
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Inside this resource
Developmental Foundations
This child adolescent psychiatry board review starts with Andrew Rosenfeld establishing normal development benchmarks, while Robert Althoff and Hanna Stevens cover developmental psychopathology, diagnostic assessment, and neurobiology. Valerie Harder provides biostatistics and evidence-based medicine context for interpreting the child psychiatry literature critically.
Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
Jeremiah Dickerson addresses autism spectrum disorders, Robert Althoff covers ADHD and conduct disorders, and Maya Strange teaches learning and communication disorders. Daniel Dickstein leads mood disorder sessions, Michelle Horner tackles adolescent substance use, and David Rettew covers anxiety and OCD.
Psychopharmacology Across Five Sections
Joseph Gonzalez-Heydrick opens with basic principles and pharmacokinetics, followed by Robert Althoff on stimulants and noradrenergics. David Rettew teaches antidepressants and anxiolytics, Maya Strange covers antipsychotics, and Daniel Dickstein addresses bipolar disorder pharmacotherapy in pediatric populations.
Psychotherapy and Testing
Jesse Bledsoe introduces psychological testing methods relevant to child evaluation. Masha Ivanova covers cognitive behavioral therapy and psychotherapy techniques, while Maya Strange addresses family and group therapy modalities essential for comprehensive treatment planning in youth.
Neurology, Specialty Topics, and Ethics
Rodney Scott teaches neurology for child psychiatrists, Michael Bloch covers tics and Tourette syndrome, and John Koutras addresses elimination disorders, gender identity, foster care, reactive attachment, and school consultation. Ian Kodish leads pediatric consultation and emergency sessions, and Smitha Bhandari closes with ethics and forensics.
Who this serves
- Child psychiatry board candidates — 32 structured sessions aligned with the ABPN child and adolescent psychiatry subspecialty exam
- Child and adolescent psychiatrists — clinical refreshers on psychopharmacology, neurology, and emerging diagnostic standards
- Developmental pediatricians — expanding foundational knowledge of psychiatric evaluation and treatment in young patients
Faculty & syllabus
Faculty 16 speakers
- Robert Althoff MD, PhD — developmental psychopathology, ADHD, conduct disorders, intellectual disability, personality disorders, and stimulant pharmacology
- Hanna Stevens MD, PhD — developmental neurobiology and basic neurosciences
- Daniel Dickstein MD — mood disorders and bipolar pharmacotherapy in youth
- David Rettew MD — anxiety disorders, OCD, and antidepressant and anxiolytic prescribing
- Maya Strange MD — learning disorders, antipsychotics, and family and group therapy
- John Koutras MD — sleep, elimination disorders, gender identity, foster care, school consultation, and board-passing strategies
- Joseph Gonzalez-Heydrick MD — psychosis, psychopharmacology basics, and pharmacokinetics
- Jesse Bledsoe PhD — psychological testing and evaluation methods
- Masha Ivanova PhD — cognitive behavioral therapy and psychotherapy approaches
- Andrew Rosenfeld MD — normal childhood and adolescent development
- Jeremiah Dickerson MD — autism spectrum disorders
- Valerie Harder MHS, PhD — biostatistics, epidemiology, and evidence-based medicine
- Michelle Horner DO — adolescent substance use disorders
- Jennifer Derenne MD — feeding and eating disorders
- Niranjan Karnik MD, PhD — PTSD and dissociative disorders
- Rodney Scott MD, PhD — neurology for child psychiatrists
- Michael Bloch MD, MS — tics and Tourette syndrome
- Ian Kodish MD, PhD — pediatric psychiatration consultation and emergency child psychiatry
- Smitha Bhandari MD — ethics and forensics
Before you buy
What does the final session cover?
John Koutras provides tips for passing the boards and maintaining certification, synthesizing high-yield content from across all 32 sessions.
Is psychopharmacology covered thoroughly?
Yes. Five dedicated pharmacology sections progress from basic principles and pharmacokinetics through stimulants, antidepressants, anxiolytics, and antipsychotics in pediatric populations.
Does this cover neurological topics?
Rodney Scott’s neurology lecture and Michael Bloch’s tics and Tourette session provide the neurological foundations tested on the child and adolescent psychiatry subspecialty exam.
The chart
| Format | MP4 video files plus companion PDFs |
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| Publisher | The PassMachine |
| Department | Psychiatry |
| Delivery | Instant download after checkout · lifetime re-access |
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Chen W. –
Having sixteen speakers ensured that each subspecialty topic was taught by someone with deep expertise. Bhandari’s ethics and forensics session covered cases I had not considered before. Highly recommended.
Priya –
Robert Althoff appears in so many sessions because he genuinely excels at explaining developmental psychopathology. The ADHD and conduct disorder lectures gave me frameworks I now use daily in my child clinic.
M. Alvarez –
Good overall breadth but some lectures felt more introductory than expected for a board review course. The feeding disorders and Tourette sessions were excellent and not covered well elsewhere.
Robert K. –
Hanna Stevens made developmental neurobiology accessible even for those without a neuroscience background. The PTSD and dissociative disorders lecture from Karnik was thorough and clinically relevant.
Sarah K. –
Comprehensive child adolescent psychiatry board review that covers nearly every tested domain. The five-part psychopharmacology series built knowledge progressively. The neurology lecture from Scott was unexpectedly engaging.
drtomh –
Passed my CAP boards after using this as my primary study resource. Thirty-two sessions felt manageable over three months. Koutras’ tips in the final session were spot-on for exam strategy.
Laura H. –
Masha Ivanova’s CBT and psychotherapy lectures were the most practical teaching on child therapy modalities I have found. The family and group therapy sessions complemented the psychopharmacology content perfectly.