Thinking It Through with Dr. Naidoo, Child Psychiatrist
When it comes to mental health treatment and your child, there are a ton of tough questions. What IS the diagnosis? Is therapy enough? Should we try medication? Is this a 'real' problem? Listen in as Dr. Shivana Naidoo M.D. , Child Psychiatrist and mother of 2, raises and answers these difficult questions and more. Tune in to hear her thinking it through for you.
Podcasting since 2021 • 138 episodes
Thinking It Through with Dr. Naidoo, Child Psychiatrist
Latest Episodes
Episode#-129- Building Belief and Dealing with Doubt
In this episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo reflects on a patient interaction in a skills group. She shares how groups can help facilitate knowledge.- and uses an interaction with a patient in the group to demonstrate how she brings her skills as...
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Episode # 128- Even a Single Lamp Can Dispel the Deepest Darkness- My role as a Child Psychiatrist
In this episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo reflects on an analogy to help explain her role for all of her patients, in every intervention, regardless of age or situation for the patient. Dr. Naidoo shares one of her favorite quotations from Maha...
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Episode #127- Coaching on the Highway- The Value of Mental Health Support
In this episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo shares an experience of getting coached on highway driving. She draws parallels between her Drivers Ed coach and mental health coaches, therapists and psychiatrists, demonstrating the value of mental he...
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Episode #126- Overcoming Trauma with Integrative Psychiatrist Dr. Hector
In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo interviews integrative psychiatrist Dr. Hector. Dr. Hector's innovative care reaches audiences in Miami and beyond. In this episode, Dr. Hector and Dr. Naidoo discuss how trauma can impact the bra...
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Episode #125- The Reason: Why I Don't Prescribe PRN Anxiety Medication for Youth
In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo discusses her reasoning for declining to prescribe as needed medication for anxiety in youth. Dr. Naidoo speaks about other coping strategies and how identity formation is impacted by diagnoses and medication...
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