David Ansel — Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Taking a brief step back.

September 7, 2020 By David Ansel

Every child is unique, and diagnoses are over-rated. Diagnoses are nothing more than labels for categories we create by drawing (rather arbitrary) lines in the infinitely variable sand of human development and behavior. Some children fall rather neatly in the... Full Story>

About CBD

August 30, 2020 By David Ansel

Suddenly, CBD (cannabidiol) is everywhere. CBD can be extracted from either marijuana or hemp. The big difference between these 2 plants is the amount of THC. Marijuana, and CBD extracted from marijuana, is still listed as a schedule 1 banned... Full Story>

Check this out…

August 25, 2020 By David Ansel Leave a Comment

With all the tragic deaths – particularly I imagine of our patients grandparents – from COVID-19 I thought this would be a good time to review how a child’s concept of death evolves over time. I found this great, short... Full Story>

I Will Now Proceed to Untangle the Entire Area…

May 5, 2020 By David Ansel

The diagnosis of “externalizing” behaviors in childhood has always been something of a confusing mess. The list of possible symptoms is long and very upsetting to parents, teachers, and pediatricians alike: • Anger • Tantrums • Oppositionality • Disrespect •... Full Story>

Trileptal for Behavior?

December 2, 2019 By David Ansel

Recently a general pediatrician passed a note along to me because she didn’t know how to respond. It was from a school psychologist about one of her patients. The school aged child had recently been weaned off Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) by... Full Story>

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