What Is a Child Psychiatrist?
A child psychiatrist is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating behavioral and thought disorders in children. A child psychiatrist uses his knowledge on many factors including biological and psychological factors, in order to devise a treatment plan for a child with behavior and thought disorders. This plan may include medication to help control or minimize certain behaviors or thoughts.
What Does a Child Psychiatrist Do?
If your child has autism spectrum disorder (ASD or autism), a child psychiatrist can be a very valuable member of your child\'s care team. Children with autism may have other mood or thought disorders that exist in addition to autism. Disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), may occur in children with autism; however, behaviors associated with this disorder can be managed with medication and psychiatric intervention.
A psychiatrist may devise a treatment plan that may involve just your child, your family, or another group. A treatment plan may either include medication or behavioral therapy, in order to reduce negative behaviors. A child psychiatrist can also act as an advocate for your child with other doctors, school professionals, agencies, or other organizations.
Symptoms:
- ADHD (Hyperactivity- not sitting at one place)
- Restless
- Stubbornness
- Anger
- Irritation
- Decreased appetite
- Bedwetting
- Stealing things from home/ school etc
Poor in studies
Decreased concentration
Frequent complaints from school, etc
In teens:
- sadness
- irritability
- feeling negative and worthless
- Anger
- poor performance or poor attendance at school
- feeling misunderstood and extremely sensitive
- using recreational drugs or alcohol
- eating or sleeping too much
- self-harm
- loss of interest in normal activities
- avoidance of social interaction, etc
- Early intervention & effective treatment will help to recover fast & effectively.