What is Child and Adolescent Psychiatry?

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is the branch of psychiatry which mainly focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders in children, adolescents, and their families. It is primarily concerned with the study and treatment of every child's behavioural disorders and emotional problems.

Child psychiatrists are involved in research into the causes, prevention, treatment, and early detection of mental health problems in children. The conditions of the children our psychiatrists treat are:

 

  • Anxiety.
  • Depression.
  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD).
  • Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD).
  • Conduct Disorder (CD).
  • Learning Disorders etc.

 

Skills & Training

  • By managing the mental health of children and adolescents.
  • By developing childhood emotional, social and behaviour.
  • By assessing and managing the children’s family relationships.
  • By applying therapies on the children and adolescents.
  • By providing coordinating care with other health professionals etc.

Benefits

  • Provides clarity in the form of an accurate diagnosis.
  • Improves the quality of the children’s lives.
  • Assesses the children’s physical health.
  • Initiates personal growth of the children etc.