Child And Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH)

 

The child and adolescent psychiatrist is a physician who specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of thought, feeling, and/or behaviour in children, adolescents, and young adults, using a knowledge of biological, psychological, and social factors.

The following steps are taken during the treatment process:

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1. A comprehensive diagnostic examination is performed initially, with attention to physical, genetic, developmental, emotional, cognitive, educational, family, peer, and social components of the current problem.

2. The child and adolescent psychiatrist arrives at a diagnosis and diagnostic formulation.

3. The diagnosis and diagnostic formulation are shared with the patient and their family.

4. The child and adolescent psychiatrist designs a treatment plan.

5. The treatment plan is discussed with the child or adolescent and their family.