Initial consultation involves extensive history from child/adolescent and parent(s), standardized screening tools, and review of therapist or outside provider reports
Examples of mental health concerns that Music City Peds treats:
- Autism comorbid mood features, such as anxiety, OCD, irritability (or aggression and self-injurious behavior)
- Anxiety, OCD, or depression
- Emotional outbursts, meltdowns, ineffective coping skills
Treatment planning includes determining an effective method of therapy/counseling, providing coping techniques, medication initiation (which may include pharmaco-genomic testing to determine which medications are recommended), and developing school plans if applicable…Ongoing management involves monitoring progress, medication management, crisis interventions if needed”
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If the following diagnoses are suspected, a psychiatrist would be better suited to address your child’s needs:
- Childhood bipolar disorder
- Eating disorders
- Severe depression with suicidal ideation
- Conduct disorders
- Personality disorders
Treatment planning includes determining an effective method of therapy/counseling, providing coping techniques, medication initiation (which may include pharmaco-genomic testing to determine which medications are recommended), and developing school plans if applicable
Ongoing management involves monitoring progress, medication management, crisis interventions if needed Music City Peds