Psychiatrists can learn an incredible amount about a child's history, average day, and past treatments by engaging in imaginative play...

Caregivers will often ask why a physician completing an assessment will often seem to stop the formal evaluation and begin what looks...

Child psychiatrists typically see patients between 4 and 18 years of age. Understandably, the way a child psychiatrist interacts with a...

Many children live in blended families, where in addition to their biological parents, they may also be raised by step parents, extended...

Many children are cared for by adults who are not their legal guardians. In fact, their primary caregiver may not even be biologically...

Child psychiatrists typically begin seeing patients at 4 years old. In general, this reflects that: Many behavioral challenges declare...

Telemedicine appointments have been on the rise for several years, with the increased ease of setting up video conferencing with patients…

There are psychiatrists who offer both therapy and medication management, allowing patients to see a single mental health provider. It...

Many people are surprised to find that medication management appointments are very similar to primary care appointments. Since medication...

Before I start posting more details about the various models for psychiatric clinics, I think it's important to remember that, like...

Psychiatry is no different from other specialties in the US, in that a person's care can be affected by their insurance status.

Before talking about the different types of psychiatric clinics, I think it's important to introduce the idea that psychiatric clinics...

Over the years I've learned that one reason people don't want to go to a psychiatric clinic is that they don't know what to expect. Most...