Child and adolescent psychiatry

different forms of therapy or the use of antidepressants. However, there has been a large dispute over the use of antidepressants, especially in young children and adolescents. Antidepressants are used to balance the chemicals in your brain; Many people believe that antidepressants should not be prescribed to children and adolescents, because they are too young and the effects that the medication has on them could negatively affect them not only now, but later in life.…

Ronald W. Pies is a physiatrist and a professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Although he states in his article, “ Is it OK to spank a child every once in a while? “, that he and his wife do not have children, therefore he tries to keep all judgments aside, he still can not ignore the extensive negative evidence that corporal punishment (which includes spanking) has on children’s mental health. I believe the author is trying to come off very unbiased so he can catch the attention of…

A plethora of factors that contribute to the development of substance abuse, physiological, chemical, and mental and emotionally are some of the factors to assess when examining the topic of substance abuse. This paper examines one dynamic responsible for substance abuse in individuals; nature vs nurture is a quandary that has challenged the addiction theorists. This paper will explore the nurture aspect responsible for developing addiction. Additionally, this paper will delve into the causes…

A large survey in the United States has found that the actual number of teenagers with marijuana-related problems is on a decline. The decline has been prominent across a quarter of a million adolescents, despite decriminalization of medical marijuana in nearly 50 percent of the American states. The survey, conducted by a team of researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis looked at the drug use trends among 216,000 teenagers aged between 12 and 17. The team…

would not let them suffer alone nor ignore trying to help them. Any action as simple as a smile, hug, or words of gratitude is enough to help someone when they are at their worst, which is why I believe that theatre has helped me choose child and adolescent psychiatry and has motivated me to work hard so I can finally help…

to bed as, sexuality is who you go to bed with.(par 19)” The term transgender first appeared in 1960 for people who cross the gender border. Stephen Rosenthal, medical director of the Child and Adolescent Gender Center at University of California, San Francisco along with J. Michael Bostwick, a professor of psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic believe that gender is brain based. Children gain perception of gender early in life before sexuality comes into play. It is between the first and second year…

I came to the United States after I married my husband physician scientist Sinisa Dovat just before the war was breaking in Bosnia. Being Serb at that time was not easy but we tried to be best ambassador for the Serbia we could be and be realistic and honest about what was happening. We had so many America friends who helped us without anything expecting in return every step of the way that mentioning all of them would be impossible. My husband Sinisa’s story is a story of the hard work and…

"Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services in Singapore." Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 9.1 (2015): n. pag. Web. This article is a scientific report of sorts. Main challenges that are arising are that children and adolescents need psychiatry training. Also a possibility of providing mental health care for younger children as well. There are more children with autism…

emotional and mental changes. It is a phase of finding their individual identity in which they begin to create their own person and one’s relationship to the world around them. Parents find it hard to figure out their emotions and communicate with adolescents even though their physical and mental changes can be predicted. Adolescence will be exposed to many forms of problems as they experience changes in physical, cognitive and psycho-social development. They tend to try various attitudes as…

It should be noted, however, that the diagnostic criteria in DSM 5 is intended to summarise characteristic signs and symptoms which points towards an underlying mental health disorder at a cross-sectional level. When assessing young children or adolescents for anxiety disorders, a developmentally appropriate evaluation should be considered as well as taking into account developmental aspects as well as bio-psycho-social factors to provide a comprehensive case formulation in order to assist in…