Childhood Mental Health Disorders

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a medical or neurodevelopmental condition with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. It is often first recognized in childhood.

Tics — Tics are the clinical hallmark of TS. Tics are sudden, brief, intermittent movements (motor tics) or utterances (phonic tics). Tics have been considered involuntary, but tics can temporarily be voluntarily suppressed. Most patients with TS also have comorbid problems such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).  Tic classification — The tics in TS

For PTSD to be present, the child must report (or there must be other compelling evidence of) a qualifying index traumatic event and specific symptoms in relation to that traumatic experience. Compelling evidence might include sexually transmitted infection in a young child, a reliable eyewitness report (e.g., a police report that a child was rescued

Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is associated with deficits in cognition, affect, and social functioning. Onset of the illness occurs rarely before the age of 13 years, but then increases steadily during adolescence.  Psychiatric Assessment Physical Assessment: Potential organic conditions that need to be considered include acute intoxication, delirium, CNS lesions, tumors or infections,

Symptoms: OCD is characterized by recurrent intrusive thoughts, images, or urges (obsessions) that typically cause anxiety or distress, and by repetitive mental or behavioral acts (compulsions) that the individual feels driven to perform, either in relation to an obsession or according to rules that he or she believes must be applied rigidly or to achieve

What are learning disabilities? Learning disabilities are problems that cause a child to have trouble learning. For example, a child might have problems learning to read, write, or do math. Learning disabilities do not have anything to do with how smart a child is. Children with learning disabilities can be just as smart or smarter

What is Anorexia nervosa? It is an eating disorder that makes people want to weigh less than is healthy. People with anorexia nervosa: Weigh much less than they should for their age and height – To lose weight, people eat too little, exercise too much, or do other things, such as make themselves vomit. Are

Depressive disorders are common in children and adolescents, impair psychosocial functioning, and are often accompanied by comorbid psychopathology. Despite its detrimental effects, pediatric depression is often undertreated. The clinical manifestations of depression include symptoms, functional impairment, and comorbid psychopathology. Symptoms: Symptoms of pediatric depressive disorders include: ●Depressed or irritable mood – Depressed mood, such as feeling

Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents is characterized by recurrent episodes of elevated mood (mania or hypomania), which exceed what is expected for the child’s developmental stage and are not better explained by other psychiatric and general medical conditions. In addition, youth with bipolar disorder usually have recurrent episodes of major depression Mania: Mania typically

Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is the clinical disorder that defines distinctive patterns of aberrant behavior in young children who have been maltreated or raised in environments that limit opportunities to form selective attachments. ATTACHMENT AND ITS DEVELOPMENT Attachment may be defined as the organization of behaviors in the young child that are designed to achieve