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Medications to Treat ADHD

ADHD, Adolescent Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Evaluation, Medication

ADHD Treatment Using Medications We are often asked what are the medication options for ADHD treatment. There are a few different types of medications that are commonly used and some are summarized here. Child psychiatrists often prescribe these, as well as other non-medication treatments for…

How To Distinguish Between Autism, Bipolar Disorder and Childhood Schizophrenia

by NowPsych MD Dr. Sean Paul

Adolescent Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry

Think your child might be dealing with Childhood Schizophrenia? Bipolar? Autism? It can be confusing to know how exactly to help them with such tricky symptoms. The best way to get a good analysis of what your child is dealing with is to inquire with…

How Does Screen Time Affect Your Brain?

by Sean Paul

Adolescent Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry

With electronic screens taking over our world, we’ve seen an increased screen time across the generations. We all know that too much screen time is bad– but how bad is it really? It is inevitable that our children will need electronic screens to function in…

Autism Testing: Proper Evaluation and Determining Diagnosis

by NowPsych MD Dr. Sean Paul

Autism, Child Psychiatry, Evaluation

We are often asked what does autism testing (also called Autism Evaluation or Autism Diagnosis) entail. When facing a diagnosis of autism of your child, the process can be confusing. Here, we will provide some information about what is involved in a proper evaluation and determining…

Helping My Child with Depression

by NowPsych MD Dr. Sean Paul

Child Psychiatry, Depression

How Can You Help Your Child with Depression? In this article we will discuss: What is Depression and how common is it in children and teens How you can help them What causes depression in children and teens About Child and Teen Depression Depression is…

How to Stop an Anxiety Attack

by NowPsych MD Dr. Sean Paul

Adolescent Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry, Anxiety, Child Psychiatry

Stopping an Anxiety Attack Learning how to stop an anxiety can be a daunting task. However, learning some basic techniques with a little practice you can make a huge impact. I am going to list some techniques below and describe how they can be practiced…

Does My Child Have Bipolar Disorder?

by NowPsych MD Dr. Sean Paul

Bipolar Disorder, Child Psychiatry

Bipolar in Children What is Bipolar? Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder affecting 1-3% of individuals in the United States. The disorder is inherited in families although parental diagnosis does not guarantee their child will have the disorder. The two mood poles include depression and…

New ADHD Device

by NowPsych MD Dr. Sean Paul

ADHD, Child Psychiatry

ADHD Device The FDA recently approved the Monarch external Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (eTNS) System to treat ADHD in children 7 and up. Since the annoucement we have received many requests for information on the system so we will summarize what we know so far here.…

Does my Toddler Have Anxiety?

by NowPsych MD Dr. Sean Paul

Anxiety, Child Psychiatry

Recognizing Anxiety in Toddlers – How to know, if your Toddler Has Anxiety? In the very youngest of children, identifying and diagnosing mental health issues is difficult. Toddlers are developing and growing incredibly quickly at this stage of life and many things can affect their…

Does Your Child Have ADHD?

by NowPsych MD Dr. Sean Paul

Child Psychiatry, Evaluation

“Does my child have ADHD?” This is a question that we are asked all the time. Fortunately, there is a way to answer this question. The way to determine a diagnosis of ADHD is to see a child psychiatrist who can evaluate your child and…