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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.
Thinking It Through with Dr. Naidoo, Child Psychiatrist
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 between her son's treatment and her experience as a parent with how she may approach symptoms that appear in her patients. Dr. Naidoo shares how much of medicine is focused on treating symptoms. Although we strive for diagnostic clarity, when our children are symptomatic and these symptoms are impairing- we move forward with the management of these symptoms even if there still are many unknowns. Listen in as she thinks through her son's expereince and how she helps her patients think through mental health treatment.
If You or someone you Love is in a mental health crisis- Please Call- 988
If You or someone you Love is in a medical crisis - Please Call- 911
For More information about Dr. Shivana Naidoo, MD, please visit www.DoBetterMD.com