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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.
Episodes
125 episodes
Episode #116- How to Handle Your Child's Provider Saying They are "Not a Good Fit"
In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo tackles the " Goodness of Fit" of a therapeutic intervention and patient. All treatments come to an end. Sometimes the patients want it first, sometimes the provider wants it first. Always- ...
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Episode #115- Sitting in the Patient's Seat- Reflections on How Doctors Speak to Patients
In this episode of TTDN, Dr. Naidoo switches seats and becomes a patient! She reflects on an interaction she had with her cardiologist and how this shifts her perspective of practice, patients understanding, and goals of education and emp...
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Episode #114- :"I Don't Want You to Drug Up My Kid"- Reflecting on Medication Resistance
In this episodes of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo shares her experience of how she handles parents concern about psychiatric treatment of youth- particularly when they have recently been discharged from an inpatient mental health hospital. Dr. Naidoo ...
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Episode #113- How to Assess Whether SSRIs are Helping Your Child- SUDS Scale
In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo helps you think through SSRI medications and how to assess whether it helps your child. LIsten in as Dr. Naidoo discusses a SUDS scale or Subjective Units of Distress Scale and how this can be he...
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Episode #112- Meeting the Need- Nurse Practioners in Mental Health Care with Dr. Stephanie Marks, DNP
In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo interviews Dr. Stephanie Marks a DNP, a colleague, an educator, a mother and dear friend. Dr. Marks is a doctorate level psychiatric nurse practitoner who provides exceptional compassionate care in Tusc...
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Episode #111- Know Better. The MultiTask Paradox
In this episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo reflects on an internal conflict- feeling the thrill of multitasking and feeling drained because of it. Reflecting on our thoughts help us to Know Better. From this self reflection and awareness,...
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Episode #110- Hesitate to Medicate - A Child Psychiatrist's Reflection
In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo reflects on an interaction with a parent regarding changing a psychaitric medication for their child. At the end of the day there are many factors when it comes to the right time to decide to try a med...
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Episode # 109- Ria Vir and Youth Mental Health Advocacy
In this Epsiode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo interviews her Summer Intern at DoBetterMD- Ria Vir. Ria is an expereinced youth mental health advocate, who has volunteered since the age of 15 at Teen Lifeline in Arizona. She reflects on this experie...
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Episode #108: Schools and Mental Health Support- Pros and Cons
In this episode of TTDN, Dr. Naidoo discusses some of the pros and cons of involving the school in supporting your child. She reflects on a recent school summit that she attended, and shares some unique ways that schools are trying to mee...
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Episode #107: Your Mood and Menstrual Cycle- PMDD with Reproductive Psychiatrist Dr. Sandhya Masih, DO
In this episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo interviews Dr. Sandhya Masih, DO- a Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatrist and the founder of Rare Bloom Psychiatry. Dr. Masih is also a consultant for APAL- the Arizona Perinatal Access Line, where she prov...
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Episode #106- Fiber Food and Mood
In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo shares her personal October Challenge to increase her fiber intake. She shares how fiber and food intake can potentially improve mental health. She discusses how fiber intake creates short chain f...
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Episode #105- Borderline Personality Disorder and Self Harm in Youth with Dr. Mansoor
In this Episodes of TTDN, Dr. Naidoo interviews Scottsdale Psychiatrist- Dr. Saba Mansoor. Dr. Mansoor specializes in Good Psychiatric Management of patients with several mental health concerns, like ADHD, Anxiety, and Mood disorder, but ...
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Episode # 104- Hope for the Future as a Protective Factor Against Suicide
In this Episode of TTDN: Dr. Naidoo shares how anyone- parents, caring adults, friends have help support a young person with dark thoughts and suicidal thoughts by inviting them to think about their future. Future orientation is protectiv...
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Episode #103- DIY Safey Planning 101
In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo discusses Safety Planning 101. If a youth you love has dark thoughts or self harm thoughts, a Safey Plan is a Survival Plan. Dr. Naidoo has spoken on this topic extensively with parents, pediatricians a...
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Episode #102- C.O.P.E.- Finding Skills that Actually Help You COPE
In this episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo talks about coping skills. After treating thousands of youth, she reflects on how often youth use the words " coping skills" but don't use the skills. She shares her Acronym for C.O.P.E. in effort...
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Episode #101- Suicide Prevention and the Semicolon Society with Dr. McCall
In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo kicks off Suicide Prevention month with speaking to psychologist and the founder of the Semicolon Society- Dr. McCall. Dr. McCall is the founder and president of the Semicolon Society- an Arizona based ...
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Episode #100- Reflections and Looking Forward
In this episode of TTDN- Technically her 100th episode, Dr. Naidoo reflects on reasons why the podcast was started and what she looks forward to during the 100 episodes! Thank you for joining her on this journey! If you have any questions...
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Episode #99- What is the REAL Diagnosis?
In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo explains why it is so hard to get a " REAL" Diagnosis for mental health concerns when working with people 0 -25. Listen in as she shares her thoughts on how to make sense of the confusing system of mental hea...
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Episode #98- Mental Health and Immigration Law with Vesna Chinsammy Esq.
In this Episode of TTDN, Dr. Naidoo interviews Immigration Attorney Vesna Chinsammy. Vesna reflects on her work and her own personal journey as an immgrant to the US to help provide context of the unique mental health challenges that can ...
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Episode #97 - When We Know We Don't Know- Treating Symptoms in Psychiatry and Medicine
In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo shares an example from her own life- of her son suddenly developing an unknown rash and how she manages her own differential diagnosis and stress from the unknown cause. Dr. Naidoo draws some parallells...
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Episode #96- Know Better- How Do We Know if Our Psychiatrist is a Good Fit?
Have you ever wondered if your psychiatrist is the right fit for you? In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo shares how to tell, and what you can look for to help you know better. She shares the qualities and characteristics of a good child ...
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Episode #95- Back to School- More than Academics
In this episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo shares her thoughts on her kids returning to school. She reflects on how the school setting can provide valuable social- emotional skills, and help youth learn not only about others, but ultimately abou...
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Episode # 94- A Functional Mind with Dr. Achina Stein, DO, IFMCP
In this special episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo interviews Dr. Achina Stein- a psychiatrist, mom and functional medicine physician. Dr. Stein started out as a psychiatrist and practiced psychiatry for years. When her son suddenly develo...
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Episode #93- EMPowering Choice with Shawnee Jarman- Life Coach and Mother of 8
In this Episode of Thinking It Thorugh with Dr. Naidoo- Child Psychiatrist, she speaks with the parent of a former parent who is also a life coach, mom of 8, survivor of severe post partum depression, and advocate for the micronutrient- EMPower...
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Episode #92- MTHFR, Folic Acid and Mental Wellness with Dr. Kartha
In this episode of TTDN, Dr. Kartha from GeneSight joins us again to talk about MTHFR. The functioning of this particular little enzyme may have a big impact on your mental health. Listen in as Dr. Kartha and Dr. Naidoo speak this enzyme,...
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