Dr. Leilani Sharpe
Outpatient Child Psychiatry: More Privacy With Age
Child psychiatrists typically see patients between 4 and 18 years of age. Understandably, the way a child psychiatrist interacts with a...
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Dr. Leilani Sharpe
Jan 17, 20221 min read
Outpatient Child Psychiatry: Blended Families
Many children live in blended families, where in addition to their biological parents, they may also be raised by step parents, extended...
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Dr. Leilani Sharpe
Jan 13, 20222 min read
Outpatient Child Psychiatry: Collecting Collateral
Whenever a person in the community is contacted to get a better idea of how a patient behaves outside of the healthcare setting, that is...
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Dr. Leilani Sharpe
Jan 11, 20221 min read
Outpatient Child Psychiatry: Guardianship
Many children are cared for by adults who are not their legal guardians. In fact, their primary caregiver may not even be biologically...
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Dr. Leilani Sharpe
Jan 10, 20222 min read
Outpatient Child Psychiatry: "What Ages?"
Child psychiatrists typically begin seeing patients at 4 years old. In general, this reflects that: Many behavioral challenges declare...
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Dr. Leilani Sharpe
Jan 7, 20221 min read
New Series: Outpatient Child Psychiatry
I'm going to spend the next several posts on what it's like to start care with an outpatient child psychiatrist. Currently I'm debating...
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Dr. Leilani Sharpe
Jan 5, 20222 min read
Discharge Planning Conversations: "Where to?"
Not every patient has a home to return to after hospitalization. Others may have a home, but are not yet ready for standard outpatient...
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Dr. Leilani Sharpe
Jan 3, 20222 min read
Discharge Planning Conversations: Insurance Needs to Be Carefully Considered
The reality in the United States is that very few people can afford to pay for their medical care directly. Most people prefer to access...
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Dr. Leilani Sharpe
Dec 31, 20211 min read
Happy New Year from Parkside Consulting!
On behalf of the staff at Parkside Consulting, I want to wish everyone a happy new year. We are honored at the trust our patients and client
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Dr. Leilani Sharpe
Dec 29, 20212 min read
Discharge Planning Conversations: What Is Your Support System?
Every patient on an inpatient hospital unit receives a similar support team, and units are ideally designed to meet the staffing needs
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