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Breath holding spasms are common psychological problems seen in children and may serve as a markerfor stubbornness and anger. There are no clear clinical guidelines for the management of breath holdingspasms whereas a medical and psychological approach works best in both cases. The present paper is aclinical review on breath holding spasms for psychiatrists and serves as an overview of the topic. Variousmedical and non medical interventions are also discussed along with management.
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Child Development and milestones are vital aspects of history taking when it comes to child andadolescent psychiatry. The article here aims to provide the psychiatrist an overview of child developmentand various milestones and the age at which they are achieved. The article aims to give the clinician detailsof these milestones as applicable in clinical practice and enables the clinician to use the same in history andassessment of children and adolescents with psychological problems.