From the Child Mind Institute: MYTH #4: A child can manage a - TopicsExpress



          

From the Child Mind Institute: MYTH #4: A child can manage a psychiatric disorder through willpower. TRUTH: The key word here is disorder. A disorder is not mild anxiety or a dip in mood. It is severe distress and dysfunction that can affect all areas of a child’s life. A heartbreaking number of parents resist mental health services for their children because they fear the stigma attached to diagnoses or see psychiatrists as pill pushers. This is incredibly sad because kids don’t have the skills and life experience to manage conditions as overwhelming as depression, anxiety, or ADHD. They can benefit profoundly from the right treatment plan, which usually includes a type of behavioral therapy, and have their health and happiness restored.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:00:01 +0000

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