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confused, we see psychiatrist tommorrow
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 14183" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>The problem is that hyperactivity can be ADHD or hypomania/mania, distractibility can be ADHD or anxiety, and irritability in children is generally depression. But if you don't really know the root cause behind the symptoms, it's difficult to make medication recommendations. A neuropsychologist (or even child psychologist who does lots of testing) should be able to tell you for sure whether your difficult child has ADHD. A neuropsychologist can give you diagnostic impressions with regard to mood issues (especially if they're skilled at projective testing), but the only professional who can truly give a diagnosis of any kind of mood disorder is a psychiatrist. Do you have faith in your psychiatrist? Do you think it's time for a second opinion?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 14183, member: 2423"] The problem is that hyperactivity can be ADHD or hypomania/mania, distractibility can be ADHD or anxiety, and irritability in children is generally depression. But if you don't really know the root cause behind the symptoms, it's difficult to make medication recommendations. A neuropsychologist (or even child psychologist who does lots of testing) should be able to tell you for sure whether your difficult child has ADHD. A neuropsychologist can give you diagnostic impressions with regard to mood issues (especially if they're skilled at projective testing), but the only professional who can truly give a diagnosis of any kind of mood disorder is a psychiatrist. Do you have faith in your psychiatrist? Do you think it's time for a second opinion? [/QUOTE]
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