Pediatric and Adolescent Psychiatry
Last Update Date: 5/28/2024 2:55:32 PM
In Liv Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic; Psychiatric and psychological services are provided for children, adolescents and their families. Our clinic; detailed psychiatric and developmental assessment is performed by a child and adolescent psychiatrist. After this evaluation, our clinical psychologist is conducting tests. After that, emotional, behavioral, social and academic problems and possible underlying medical and psychiatric reasons are identified and appropriate treatment is planned.Treatment is done with team work.
What is Pediatric and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases?
Pediatric and Adolescent Psychiatry is a medical specialty that deals with the mental health of children and adolescents. Psychiatrists specializing in this field assess the mental problems of children and adolescents, diagnose them and offer suitable treatment options. Pediatric and adolescent psychiatry deals with problems in the lives of children and adolescents. These problems may include emotional, behavioral and mental problems.
Pediatric and adolescent psychiatrists evaluate the daily lives of children and adolescents, their mental and physical development, their school achievements, and their relationships with other people. Pediatric and adolescent psychiatry is a branch of medicine that focuses on mental health problems seen in children and adolescents. This field specializes in assessing, diagnosing, treating and managing various problems related to the emotional, behavioral and cognitive health of children and young people.
Which Diseases does Pediatric and Adolescent Psychiatry Treat
Pediatric and adolescent psychiatry is a medical branch specializing in recognizing, evaluating and treating various mental health problems that may occur among children and adolescents. Specialists working in this field diagnose and treat various diseases, focusing on the emotional, behavioral and mental health of young people. Here are some diseases that pediatric and adolescent psychiatry usually deals with:
Depression: To evaluate and treat the symptoms of depression in children and adolescents.
Anxiety Disorders:
- General anxiety disorder
- Social anxiety disorder
- Separation anxiety
- Panic disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD):
- Attention deficit
- Hyperactivity
- Impulsivity
Autism Spectrum Disorders:
- AutismAsperger's syndrome
- Other autism spectrum disorders
- Tic Disorders
- Tourette syndrome
- Other emotional and physical tics
Eating Disorders:
- Anorexia nervosa
- Bulimia nervosa
- Binging disorder
Behavioral Disorders:
- Intermittent explosive disorder
- Oppositional defiant disorder
Emotional and behavioral disorders
Stress-Related Disorders:
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Other stress-related disorders
Psychotic Disorders:
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophreniform disorder
Learning Disorders:
- Dyslexia
- Dyspraxia
- Dyscalculia
Addiction and Substance Abuse:
- Alcohol and substance abuse
Gaming Addiction and Technology Abuse:
- Internet addiction
- Addiction to computer games
Liv Hospital Pediatric and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic
An interdisciplinary team consisting of a pediatric and adolescent psychiatry specialist, a clinical psychologist specializing in child and adolescent psychology, a child development specialist and a speech therapist works at the Liv Hospital Pediatric and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic. With teamwork, each child or teenager is monitored within a specially arranged treatment protocol for themselves.
The Main Diseases Treated at the Pediatric and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic
The Pediatric and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic provides the necessary psychological support to child/adolescent patients undergoing hospital treatment and their families in cooperation with the Pediatric Diseases and Health Clinic and other medical clinics.
- Depression
- Anxiety disorders
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Urinary/fecal incontinence problems
- Specific learning disabilities
- Internet addiction
- Nutrition and eating disorders
- Self-harming behaviors
- Autism and other common developmental disorders
- Speech disorder
- Behavioral disorders
- Trauma / Loss / Mourning
- Consistency with medical illness
- Psychosomatic disorders
- Academic problems
- Family problems
- Monitoring of development in children
- Parent counseling
Tests Performed at the Pediatric and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic
- WISC-R Intelligence Test for ages 6-16
- Rorschach Personality Test for children and adolescents
- CAT (Children's Apperception Test)
- TAT (Thematic Apperception Test)
- Louisa Duss (Psychoanalytic Stories Test)
- Draw a Person / Family / Tree Test and D10 Test (Projective evaluation of children's drawings)
- MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory)
- Bender Gestalt Visual Motor Detection Test
- Ankara Development Inventory, etc.
