Child psychiatry
Child and adolescent psychiatrist is a physician who goes through another two year training after getting trained in general psychiatry. They treat children and adolescents with emotional/psychiatric/behavioral and developmental problems such as adhd, depression, anxiety, oppositional and defiance, autism etc. After initial diagnostic evaluation they may provide therapy and or medications.
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What is the definition or description of: child psychiatry?
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If you had to choose your specialty all over again, would you choose child psychiatry again?
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We know nothing about child psychiatry wards?
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Does an only child have a bigger tendency to develop a psychiatric condition?
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If a child has problems with attachment, will this lead to other psychiatric problems as an adult?
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Is it selfish to conceive a child, knowing your child may inherit a psychiatric disorder?
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What is the inside of a child psychiatric hospital like?
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Child mental health problems. How common are the real psychiatric problems, not autism or add?
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What happens to the child of a single parent when the parent is admitted to a psychiatric hospital?
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What happens to a child when the mother is admitted into a psychiatric hospital?
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My 11 years child has moderate anxiety. His Pediatrician wrote Prozac (fluoxetine) . We are hesitant to use. Should we consult Psychiatric first. How safe is Proza?
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I was given a pertussis vaccine in 1996 as a child and had severe psychiatric side effects. What common psychiatric side effects do these shots cause?
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How do child pyschiatry wards work? Who commits you?Can a teen check out without permission?
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How are psychiatry and neuropsychiatry different?
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Can taking psychiatry medication lead to premature aging?
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Who has found use in pharmacogenomic testing in psychiatry?
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What are the differences between psychiatry and neuropsychiatry?
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Can you please tell me how psychiatry and neuropsychiatry differ?
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Can you please tell me the important differences between psychiatry and psychology?
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I am in need of a new dr that's familiar with psychiatry, and can prescribe medication?
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Is there anything therapeutic, in the strict sense of the word, about psychiatry and psychological analyses?
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Does Psychiatry medicines increase androjen? When i was 16 a had a very feminin body but now i have very thick torso and wide shoulders
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Can an accurate psychiatry diagnosis come from a 15min session?
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What is the model of psychiatry and mental health services up in canada?
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When i entered psychiatry i was very hesitant and wanted to turn back, get out. Is my hesitation normal? Who should I trust?
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Hello! i would really appreciate if someone could help me immediately. I have this homework due tomorrow which is about the psychiatry work field.
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How much does state health insurance cover for therapy and psychiatry visits? Does it differ state by state?
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Do universities or researches ever recruit for case studies? (not looking to get paid) neurology, maybe psychiatry psychology?
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