What Can Mental Health Clinicians Do?
• Ensure that the youth has a through assessment to determine whether there are multiple diagnostic issues e.g., ADHD; OCD;ODD; and /or LD. • Develop an integrated effective/evidence-based treatment plan with the youth and family that addresses the multiple issues the youth might have. • Explain the pros and cons of the use of medication especially the Antipsychotics (Neuroleptics) in the treatment of Tourette’s disorder . • Explore the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as an intervention if the youth has ADHD, OCD or ODD. • Help the youth and family work out a plan with school personnel to positively address academic and behavioral problems.
Related Questions
- In current practice by the mental health field, many clinicians use the DSM-IV in diagnosing mental disorders. Can these clinicians continue current practice and use the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria?
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- what can mental health clinicians do about it?
