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Was this guy even a neuropsychologist?
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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 159343" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>My son's MDE might have been atypical- I am not sure. The only test they did was a computerized test for ADHD. But, my son had already gone thru a battery of nueropsych testing 18 mos earlier, been in an acute psychiatric hospital, been arrested, and seen tdocs and psychiatrist for 18 mos. On the application it asked what exactly was I seeking. I was seeking #1 another opinion if this was unipolar depression, bipolar, or something else, and more importantly, #2 what was the recommended treatment plan. This was done at a mood disorders clinic at a teaching hospital, lead by a nationally recognized authority on mood disorders in children and adolescents (psychiatrist). By that point, we all were pretty convinced that it was a mood disorder at the root of it. The team also had an ed spec. (which I requested due to difficult child's issues at school at the time) and someone else- maybe a psychologist in training. I signed all realease forms from every place and person he had ever seen pertaining to mental and physical health. Their objective was to review all of that and discuss everything with difficult child and me, including what had been tried and worked or didn't work, family history, etc. I was prettyhappy with it.</p><p></p><p>Now, I would have expected a different approach if we were starting at the beginning of difficult child's issues and didn't have some idea already of the underlying issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 159343, member: 3699"] My son's MDE might have been atypical- I am not sure. The only test they did was a computerized test for ADHD. But, my son had already gone thru a battery of nueropsych testing 18 mos earlier, been in an acute psychiatric hospital, been arrested, and seen tdocs and psychiatrist for 18 mos. On the application it asked what exactly was I seeking. I was seeking #1 another opinion if this was unipolar depression, bipolar, or something else, and more importantly, #2 what was the recommended treatment plan. This was done at a mood disorders clinic at a teaching hospital, lead by a nationally recognized authority on mood disorders in children and adolescents (psychiatrist). By that point, we all were pretty convinced that it was a mood disorder at the root of it. The team also had an ed spec. (which I requested due to difficult child's issues at school at the time) and someone else- maybe a psychologist in training. I signed all realease forms from every place and person he had ever seen pertaining to mental and physical health. Their objective was to review all of that and discuss everything with difficult child and me, including what had been tried and worked or didn't work, family history, etc. I was prettyhappy with it. Now, I would have expected a different approach if we were starting at the beginning of difficult child's issues and didn't have some idea already of the underlying issues. [/QUOTE]
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