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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 #144- SUDS- Psych Symptom Communication Scale
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In this episode of TTDN Dr. Naidoo shares forms of Subjective Units of Distress- also known as SUDS. Psychologists often use SUDS to help patients learn how to track and communicate their own mental health care symptoms with health care providers. Dr. Naidoo adapts this tool and shares about using numbers, emotional thermometers and even Emojis to help improve effective communication between young patients and their parents/guardians, as well as health care providers. Tune in to learn more about how you can use this tool to advocate for the best mental health care possible.
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