CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
Children and adolescents can suffer from the following mental illnesses; Anxiety Disorders, Disruptive Behavior Disorders, Pervasive Development Disorders, Eating Disorders, Learning and Communication Disorders, Elimination disorders, Mood disorders etc.
Q. How do I know if my child's problems are serious?
A. Not every problem is serious. In fact, many everyday stresses can cause changes in your child's behavior. For example, the birth of a sibling may cause a child to temporarily act much younger.
Pay special attention to behaviors that include:
Q. How do I know if my child's problems are serious?
A. Not every problem is serious. In fact, many everyday stresses can cause changes in your child's behavior. For example, the birth of a sibling may cause a child to temporarily act much younger.
Pay special attention to behaviors that include:
- Changes in appetite or sleep
- Returning to behaviors more common in younger children, such as bed-wetting
- Signs of being upset, such as sadness or tearfulness
- Signs of self-destructive behavior, such as head-banging
- Changes in school performance
- Alcohol and/or drug abuse
- Excessive complaints of physical ailments
- Defying authority, skipping school, stealing, or damaging property
- Loss of interest in friends and activities they usually enjoy
- Significant increase in time spent alone etc.
- Alcohol and/or drug abuse
- Excessive complaints of physical ailments
- Defying authority, skipping school, stealing, or damaging property
- Loss of interest in friends and activities they usually enjoy
- Significant increase in time spent alone etc.