Adolescent Health Portals: Health Records
September 20, 2012
Lindsay Thompson, MD

Bright Futures Videos
AAP editors discuss their thoughts and what is new in the 3^rd edition of Bright Futures.

The Adolescent Health Paradox
Uploaded December 20, 2012
Ronald Dahl, School of Public Health and the Director of the Institute of Human Development at UC Berkeley, explores the health paradox of adolescence. Adolescence is (physically) the healthiest period of the lifespan yet the overall morbidity and mortality rates increase dramatically from childhood to late adolescence. Explore the growing evidence for sleep's role in learning, memory, and brain development and the critical implications for intervention and policy for youth.

Adolescent Issues to Age 24
Uploaded May 14, 2013
Adolescence is a time of transition from childhood to adulthood. But during that time, there are also some important health issues to consider, including vaccinations, sexuality and STDs. In this interview with Ellen Beth Levitt, an expert in adolescent medicine talks about some of the most common health issues for teenagers and provides insight on how to communicate with teens about these issues.

Screening for Risk in Adolescence
Published on Dec 17, 2012
Chris G. Richardson, PhD and Associate Professor at the School of Population and Public Health at UBC, discusses how the web can be used to screen for risk in domains such as mental health and substance use in adolescence, as well as be used as a tool for surveillance and potentially early intervention. Chris Richardson's talk is entitled, "Screening for Risk in Adolescence - Exploring the Potential for Integrating Early Intervention into Surveillance." 

Screening: ethical issues
Published on Mar 15, 2013
Janet Cady, a LEAH faculty at the University of Washington, presents disease prevention tips and screening guidelines. Dr. Douglas Diekema presents ethnical and legal issues in adolescent health.

Introduction to a Preventative Services Visit
Posted May 22, 2013
This vignette demonstrates both positive and negative approaches to screening and counseling. Charles is a 16-year-old boy who has come to an outpatient clinic for a routine preventive services visit and physical exam. It is his first appointment with this provider. This vignette covers the initial moments of the preventive services visit. Adolescent boys generally respond to a personal and friendly greeting. They appreciate eye contact, a smile, and a handshake. They want their provider to begin by asking questions about their lives and activities, and show interest in them as individuals. They express difficulty with a provider who is stiff and has a “checklist approach”. They may not like the provider to write or type when he/she is conducting the interview. The patient may be more accepting of a computer if the provider tells him beforehand about the importance of entering information and reinforcing confidentiality. Adolescents are often concerned about confidentiality. Some may be quite guarded if they have experienced providers sharing information with their parents.

How to Engage Youth in their Health Care
February 27, 2013
This webinar will provide practical examples of how primary care pediatric providers can support youth to understand their role and responsibilities regarding managing their health care needs, especially as they transition from pediatric to adult care. It will also highlight the partnership between the pediatrician and parents or guardians in preparing youth for this transition prior to the actual transfer of care. 

Adolescent Brain Development: Understanding Unique Opportunities for Early-Intervention & Prevention
September 5, 2011
Adolescence is an exciting period of maturation that combines biological, behavioral and social changes, and brings with it an increased vulnerability in children. Families can use this window of opportunity to support their child's brain development, adjust the parent/child relationship and deepen family bonds. For some this may also include responding to behavioral and/or emotional changes in children. Dr. Ron E. Dahl, UC Berkeley Professor of Community Health and Human Development, describes how exciting advances in knowledge about adolescent brain development is providing unique insights to understanding the vulnerabilities that arise during adolescence.

How to Survive Puberty
A set of 33 patient education videos for adolescent males
Narrated by Jennifer Wider, MD

Changing the Conversation about Childhood Obesity
Change Talk: Childhood Obesity is an initiative of the American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight and Kognito, leaders in immersive learning experiences with virtual humans that drive positive change in health behaviors.

‪Addressing Childhood Obesity
Uploaded on Mar 10, 2008
Thomas Robinson, professor of pediatrics and internal medicine at Stanford University Medical Center, examines the health and societal problems children face, as well as possible solutions currently being studied to keep kids fit and happy. Obesity is no longer just an epidemic in the adult population. The rising rate of childhood obesity has also become a major concern for the medical community.

Diabetes and Exercise - Decide to Move (Not necessarily about adolescents…)
Uploaded on Feb 24, 2012
Learn how exercise can help people with type 2 diabetes. Hear from patients and experts at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Salt Shakedown -- How to Avoid Hidden Sodium at the Grocery Store
Uploaded on Jan 11, 2012
Join Johns Hopkins registered dietitian, Arielle Rosenberg, as she walks through the aisles and offers suggestions on how to lower salt intake -- but not compromise flavor.

Revealed: Manorexia (Part 1)
Uploaded on Sep 18, 2008
Part one of two video series in which Anthony and Charlotte investigates the growing problem of male eating disorders.

Revealed: Manorexia (Part 2)
Uploaded on Sep 12, 2008
As part of a Revealed special looking at male eating disorders - Charlotte met George, who at 13 became dangerously ill with anorexia. Here's his story.

‪Male Eating Disorder
Published on Nov 28, 2012
Eating disorders are not just a women's disease. 1 in 5 people who suffer from an eating disorder are male. Ewan Osborne shares his story as a male with an eating disorder.

What Are Male Anorexia Symptoms? | Eating Disorders
Published on Oct 25, 2012
Learn to recognize male anorexia symptoms in this Howcast video about eating disorders.

Seeing the Unseen: Understanding Adolescent Eating Disorders
Published on Mar 21, 2013
Adolescent eating disorders affect 200,000-400,000 young people in the UK across genders, we are researching how eating disorders present in adolescent boys and girls and what their effects are.

So Sexy So Soon
September 22 2011
Diane Levin, PhD
Risque Halloween costumes for young girls. T-shirts that boast "Chick Magnet" for toddler boys. Sexy content on almost every television channel, as well as in movies and video games. Popular culture and technology inundate our boys and girls with an onslaught of graphic sexual messages at earlier ages than ever before. Without the emotional sophistication to understand what they are doing and seeing, kids are getting into increasing trouble emotionally and socially. Many parents wonder: How did this happen? What can we do? 

Section 10 Endocrinology 10 Male Reproductive System YouTube
Published on Jan 9, 2013
A professor from the Kaplan medical college discusses the male reproductive system

Contraceptive Updates for adolescent patients
Published on Jul 19, 2013
Michelle M. Forcier, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical) Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Providence, presents contraception updates for adolescents. She discusses the efficacy of these contraception methods, risk in perspective, and sexual health counseling with adolescents.

Is Masturbation Normal for Boys? | Puberty
Published on Feb 28, 2012
Learn about the connection between puberty in boys and masturbation in this Howcast video about going through puberty.

Involuntary Erections & Wet Dreams | Puberty
Published on Mar 1, 2012
Learn about the involuntary erections and wet dreams that boys experience during puberty, in this Howcast video about going through puberty.

What Genital Changes Occur in Boys? | Puberty
Published on Feb 22, 2012
Learn about pubic hair development and other genital changes boys experience when they go through puberty, in this Howcast video.

How Do Hormones Wreak Havoc on Boys? | Puberty
Published on Apr 3, 2013
Learn how hormones wreak havoc in boys during puberty, in this Howcast video about going through puberty.

FTM Transition - 4 Months on T!
Published on Oct 12, 2013
Benton Sorensen talks about his experiences and physiological changes after being on testosterone for four months and two days.

How I Came Out as Trans* To Family & Friends
Published on Aug 8, 2013
Benton Sorensen discusses his experience coming out to his friends and family.

Asking about Sexual Activity in a Preventative Services Visit|
Posted May 22, 2013
This vignette demonstrates both positive and negative approaches to screening and counseling. It deals with a preventive services visit and screening questions about sexual health. Kevin is a 16-year-old boy who has come to an outpatient clinic for a physical exam. He has some concerns about sexual health as well as previously unreported sexual activity. An adolescent may be reluctant to disclose sexual information for fear that the information will not be kept confidential, and may experience discomfort with the topic. The provider may also feel somewhat uncomfortable asking these questions, which can increase the patient’s anxiety. It is reassuring for the patient if the provider is relaxed and comfortable and tells the patient that this is a routine part of the preventive services visit.

Basic HIV
Dr. Patricia Jennings describes the epidemiology of HIV infections in the U.S., describes the pathogenesis of HIV, discusses the clinical manifestations of HIV infections, identifies common methods used in the diagnosis of HIV infections, lists the CDC-recommended treatment regimens for HIV infections, and describes public health measures for the prevention of HIV infections.

Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
Dr. William Geisler describes the epidemiology of PID and epididymitis in the U.S., discusses the clinical manifestations of PID and epididymitis, identifies the clinical criteria used in the diagnosis of PID and epididymitis, lists the CDC-recommended treatment regimens for PID and epididymitis, describes public health measures for the prevention of PID and epididymitis.

Non-STD Dermatological Manifestations
Dr. Nicholas Van Wagoner teaches providers how to use appropriate dermatological terms to describe a variety of different skin conditions seen in clinical care, recognize and describe normal variants of the genitalia encountered commonly in clinical care, describe the physical exam findings, most common etiologies and initial treatment of genital contact dermatitis, describe the epidemiology and characteristics of genital squamous cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in-situ, and describe common non-STD genital dermatomes encountered in clinical care.

Hepatitis
Dr. Brendan McGuire describes the epidemiology of Hepatitis A, B and C in the U.S., describes the pathology of Hepatitis A, B and C, discusses the clinical manifestations of Hepatitis A, B and C infections, identifies methods used to diagnose Hepatitis A, B and C infections, and describes public health measures for the prevention of Hepatitis A, B and C.

HSV
Dr. Nicholas Van Wagoner describes the epidemiology of HSV in the U.S., describes the pathology of HSV, discusses the clinical manifestations of HSV infection, identifies methods used to diagnose HSV infection, lists the CDC-recommended treatment regimens for HSV, and describes public health measures for the prevention of HSV.

The Male/Female Exam and Sexual History
Dr. Hanne Harbison discusses the elements of taking a sexual history, identifies techniques for correctly performing an exam, and describes common abnormalities found during male and female exams.

Syphilis
Dr. Edward Hook III describes the epidemiology of syphilis in the U.S., describes the pathogenesis of T. pallidum, discusses the clinical manifestations of syphilis, identifies the common laboratory tests used in the diagnosis of syphilis, lists the CDC-recommended treatment regimens for syphilis, and describes public health measures for the prevention of syphilis.

Urethritis and Cervicitis
Dr. William Geisler describes the epidemiology of chlamydial and gonococcal infections in the U.S., describes the pathogenesis of C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhea, discusses the clinical manifestations of chlamydial and gonococcal infections, identifies common methods used in the diagnosis of chlamydial and gonococcal infections, lists the CDC-recommended treatment regimens for chlamydial and gonococcal infections, and describes public health measures for the prevention of chlamydial and gonococcal infections.

The Microbiome of the Penis in Adolescent Men
Published on May 23, 2013
In this seminar, Dr. Fortenberry will summarize methodologic issues in conducting a prospective study of the penis microbiome among 14-17 year old adolescents. The microbiota of the coronal sulcus and urethra will be described, along with potential interactions of the penis microbiota with urethritis, Chlamydia infections and other STI. The overall objective is to develop a new paradigm for understanding the developmental sexual health of young men.

Focus on Adolescent Sexual Health Webinar
June 1, 2011
This archived webinar is for physicians, advance practice nurses, and other health care providers who see adolescents in the U.S. in primary care practice settings such as private practices/HMOs, community health centers, adolescent clinics and school based health centers. The webinar describes the impact of STDs on adolescents in the United States. The webinar also provides and introduction to the changes to the 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines relevant to the care of adolescents and includes components of the CDC and AAP STD screening recommendations for adolescents The webinar identifies tools for engaging adolescent patients in a sexual health dialog and as well as sexual health resources for adolescent care providers.

Update on Sexual Health in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) 
June 7, 2012 
This archived webinar is for clinicians who provide care for men who have sex with men (MSM). The webinar reviews critical diagnostic and management challenges for specific STDs of concern, with an overview the epidemiology of STDs among MSM; discusses recommendations specific to helping MSM establish and maintain sexual health; and discusses components of the 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines and additional resources relevant to clinicians working with MSM.

Sexperience on Channel 4 Male STI checkup
Uploaded on Nov 18, 2011
This video discusses the harmful effects from acquiring an STI, what a standard check up for STIs looks like, and signs of an STI.

STDs: What Is It?|
Uploaded on Feb 26, 2010
This video is a brief explanation of the prevalence and types of sexually transmitted diseases, including treatment options.

STDs: Expert Q&A
Uploaded on Nov 23, 2011
What do teens--and parents of teens--need to know about STDs? This video is a conversation with John Douglas of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Child Sexual Abuse: Health Consequences and the Role of the Health Care Provider
Dr. Judith Cohn, Dr. David L. Corwin, and Dr. Robert Sege discuss the health consequences of child sexual abuse. We will hear about identification, treatment, and prevention of child sexual abuse, tools and strategies to respond and how health care providers can become part of the solution.

Bullying: Health Consequences and Role of the Health Care Provider Webinar
September 27, 2011
Bullying is far too common and has serious health consequences for children who are bul­lied and children who bully.  Health care providers can play a critical role in identifying and preventing bullying.  In this session, we will hear about the prevalence and health consequences of bullying, about tools and strategies to respond and how health care providers can become part of the solution.

‪Practical Approaches with Patients Exposed to Violence
November 6, 2013
Denise Dowd, MD, MPH, FAAP Dr Dowd provides a brief overview of the prevalence of children experiencing multiple types of violence, labeled as polyvictimization by researcher Dr David Finkelhor and how this relates to health across the lifespan.  RJ Gillespie, MD, FAAP discusses the medical home approach to identifying and treating these children.

Keep It Real: How One Pediatrician Makes Medical Home Work for Children Exposed to Violence
December 6, 2012
Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP has developed methods for incorporating questions related to adverse childhood events that have revolutionized the way she practices. With her patient base consisting of a high percentage of children exposed to violence, Dr Burke Harris has found a variety of ways to begin these difficult conversations and ensure that the children and their families are getting the care they need.

‪Through Our Eyes: Children, Violence, and Trauma—Introduction
Published on Feb 27, 2013
This video discusses how violence and trauma affect children, including the serious and long-lasting consequences for their physical and mental health; signs that a child may be exposed to violence or trauma; and the staggering cost of child maltreatment to families, communities, and the Nation. Victims lend their voices to this video to provide first-hand accounts of how their exposure to violence as children affected them.

Concussions
Dr. Mark Halstead discusses how to understand epidemiology, in-office evaluation, the role of computerized neurocognitive assessment, and appropriate return to play protocols in regards to concussions.

Sudden Cardiac Death Among Athletes: Johns Hopkins Medicine Intervenes
Published on Jul 18, 2012
Sudden Cardiac Death kills more than 3,000 young people annually. Hopkins Cardiologist, Theodore Abraham has launched a program called Hopkins Heart Hype, that provides free screening to young athletes for dangerous heart abnormalities.

Concussion and Sports: Assessment, Treatment and Legislation
David Bernhardt, MD
September 13 2012
Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Mock interviews with Substance Abusers
These four mock patient interviews demonstrate how to conduct brief screenings, interventions and referrals in primary care settings. Each video portrays both the incorrect and correct way to assess and refer patients with substance abuse issues.

What’s the Difference Between Normal Teenage Behavior and Mental Health Concern?
Published on May 3, 2013
Dr. Ian Mansion discusses signs to identify signs of mental health concerns.

Introduction to a Mental Health Assessment
Posted May 22, 2013
This vignette demonstrates both positive and negative approaches to screening and counseling. Shawn is a 16 year old boy who has come to an outpatient clinic for a mental health assessment. As with many, if not most adolescent boys, the appointment is not his idea and he is not happy to be at the clinic. The provider must use a technique to engage him in a way that helps him feel that it was worth his while to come. He must help the patient get beyond his closed off presentation and help the boy talk about himself.

Mental Health: Screening for Risks
Published on Dec 17, 2012
Chris G. Richardson, PhD and Associate Professor at the School of Population and Public Health at UBC, discusses how the web can be used to screen for risk in domains such as mental health and substance use in adolescence, as well as be used as a tool for surveillance and potentially early intervention. Chris Richardson's talk is entitled, "Screening for Risk in Adolescence - Exploring the Potential for Integrating Early Intervention into Surveillance."

Emotion in Adolescence
Published on May 20, 2013
Dr. Leah Somerville, an assistant professor of psychology at Harvard, discusses several topics relating to emotion, such as how she used neuroscience to try and understand how the brain develops and shapes our emotions throughout the stages of adolescence.

So Now What Do I Do? First-Line Management of Mental Health Problems in Primary Care
July 2011
Learn how to discuss strategies for addressing undifferentiated mental health problems identified in primary care, apply strategies to case examples, and identify tools and resources to assist in addressing common mental health problems.

Linking and Integrating With Primary Care: The Medical Home Model for Children’s Mental Health
February 17, 2011
The AAP joined the National Technical Assistance Center in Children’s Mental Health to provide an overview of opportunities provided by the medical home model for children's mental health and primary care to strengthen their collaboration by shifting the paradigm from a referral based system to a linked and integrated system.

Priorities and Practicalities: Obtaining Payment for Mental Health Services in the Pediatric Office
January 27, 2011
The AAP joined TeenScreen National Center for Mental Health Checkups at Columbia University to host a Webinar to explore practical strategies that can maximize payment for screening, consulting, and treatment of adolescent mental health care.

The 15-Minute Mental Health Visit
June 5, 2008
The AAP Task Force on Mental Health collaborated with the Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health, Council on Children with Disabilities, Council on Community Pediatrics, Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine, Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, and Bright Futures to provide a Web-based teleconference for primary care pediatricians focused on educating pediatricians on how to approach mental health concerns with parents, children, and adolescents in the primary care setting.

The Ecology of the Child: Children’s Mental Health
April 26, 2010
Children today face increasing challenges that can act as triggers for rising psychiatric symptoms. These range from reduced sleep, pressured school, disconnected family life, escalating obesity, depressed mothers, intrusive media and poor nutrition. In addition, there is a rapidly escalating use of psychiatric medication. Dr. Scott Shannon examines many of the assumptions built into our current system of pediatric and adolescent mental health, and offers a new vision for the future.

Adjusting to College: Mental Health
Published on Sep 13, 2012
University of Minnesota Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Kathryn Cullen, Ph.D., provides advice for both parents and students on how to manage the mental health challenges that can sometimes accompany the transition to college.

Mental Health: Overview, A Disease Like Any Other
Uploaded on May 22, 2009
Brief overview of all videos that are part of the “Be Smart. Be Well. Mental Health playlist.” Experts discuss factors that contribute to one's mental health as well as possible treatments. Those who have been affected talk of their personal experiences.

Mental Health: Expert Q&A
Uploaded on Nov 23, 2011
Mental Illness is misunderstood. The first step is learning more about it. With Michael Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents 
October 2011
Dr. Mark Wolraich reports on the major changes in the revised attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) guideline, how to obtain and use appropriate behavior rating scales, describes the importance of considering ADHD as a chronic condition, and helps providers be aware of the variations in treatment recommended for preschool age children and adolescents.

Non-meds bipolar treatment
Published on Feb 7, 2013
Judith Joseph, MD, MBA, at the Child Study Center/NYU Langone Medical Center interviews Dr. Mary Fristad, PhD, a child and adolescent psychologist and leading bipolar disorder researcher at The Ohio State University. During her grand rounds at the Child Study Center, Dr. Fristad talked about effective non-medication treatments for child and adolescent bipolar disorder. While Dr. Fristad believes that medication management of bipolar effective is proven to be effective, she revealed recent studies that show that non-medication methods can also improve long-term outcomes in the treatment of child and adolescent bipolar disorder.

Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents: What Primary Care Providers Need to Know
February 29, 2012
The AAP joined TeenScreen National Center for Mental Health Checkups at Columbia University to host a Bipolar Disorder Webinar that addressed improving the identification of symptoms and determining first-line strategies for collaborating with mental health specialists.

Assessing for Depression in a Mental Health Appointment
Posted May 22, 2013
This vignette demonstrates both positive and negative approaches to screening and counseling. It shows a mental health provider assessing Tony for depression and suicidality. The provider must find a way to get beyond female–oriented ways of asking about depression to help Tony talk about his feelings. Adolescent males often do not endorse sadness, depression, crying, or hopelessness. They may experience frustration, anxiety, irritability, and anger, and may have somatic concerns. Asking about these symptoms often provides a pathway for boys to talk more about their feelings, or to at least indicate their level of distress. Being able to assess adolescent boys for depression and suicidality is vital, given the rate of completed suicides among males

Asking About Depression in a Preventative Services Visit
Posted May 22, 2013
This vignette demonstrates both positive and negative approaches to screening and counseling. Tony is a 15 year old boy who has come to an outpatient clinic for a routine preventive services visit and physical exam. In this vignette, he is being screened for depression. Screening questions for depression are more oriented toward a female experience of depression, as are the DSM–V criteria for depression. Girls have a higher prevalence of standard depressive symptoms. However, depression in young men is often overlooked, and may be experienced and reported differently by males. Adolescent boys often report symptoms that are more compatible with fatigue, anger, and anxiety. It is crucial for the provider to be alert to signs of depression in adolescent boys, as the completed suicide rate for adolescent boys is 5.3 times higher than that of adolescent girls.

Erika’s Lighthouse
Uploaded on Jan 27, 2012
Real teenagers discussing adolescent depression; its feeling, its effects, and where to seek help.

Reach Out - Preventing Teen Suicide
Published on Jun 5, 2013
Reach out to prevent teen suicide. This positive music video, created by Mayo Clinic, encourages troubled teens to communicate with an adult for help and support. It also depicts how teens can talk to adults in a variety of situations. Things can get better.

Teen Suicide Prevention
Published on Jun 5, 2013
In this video created by Mayo Clinic, teens describe common signs that a teen is considering suicide and provide encouragement for communicating directly and immediately for support and safety. It also includes suggestions for what to say to a teen who may be at risk for suicide and ways to keep them safe. Things can get better.

‪David Draiman for the American Association of Suicidology
Published on Nov 16, 2012
David Draiman discusses suicide while presenting some startling statistics concerning suicide.

Video: Talking suicide with a PSD mental health expert
July 20, 2013
Youth suicide in Poudre School District: The Coloradoan sat down with Melanie Voegeli-Morris, student assistance services coordinator, to talk about the prevalence of youth suicide in Poudre School District, what parents can do and how the district responds after a death.