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Are my sons health concerns a sign of more serious mental health issues?
My son is eleven and half years old. Almost six months ago he started to show worries about different parts of his body. One day he thinks something is wrong with his eyes and asks for my assurance that nothing … Continue reading
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I think my son has a germ phobia but no one else agrees with me.
I think my son has a germ phobia, but he, his mother, his brother, and his sisters don’t agree with me. My son washes his hands about 20 times a day, he showers for over an hour. This is just … Continue reading
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Tagged exposure, family doctor, germ phobia, hand washing, medication, mental health, psychological therapies, referral, response prevention, treatment
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My twelve-year-old son is showing increased anxiety and sadness.
My twelve-year-old son is in his first year of Junior High School. He has had a bit of a rough time settling into the new school, quite a change from elementary. He is a wonderful son, caring, compassionate, and loving. … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety
Tagged Acknowledge, ADAPT, anxiety, Assess, avoidance, Describe, doctor, feelings, high school, Hypothyroidism, mental health, new school, overwhelmed, Present Alternatives, sadness, school, sensitive, support, symptoms, Synthroid, teachers, Think Praise, thyroid, TSH, upset
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How can we explain to our family why our son is in a mental health program?
My ten-year-old son was accepted into a day hospital mental health program. His grandparents are making it hard for people to understand that this is the best option for him. How do we explain to our family that what we … Continue reading
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Tagged behaviour, day hospital, doctors, grandparents, help, mental health, problems, progress, treatment
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My son’s migraines are keeping him from school.
My son has had generalized anxiety since age four, he is now twelve-years-old. A few months ago he began experiencing depersonalization and migraine headaches with auras. He started a prescription of Paxil (slow release) 12.5, five weeks ago. The anxiety … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety
Tagged anxiety, auras, depersonalization, education, generalized anxiety, headache, hospital, housebound, intervention, light sensitive, medication, mental health, migraine, pain, Paxil, psycosocial, school, social, specialist, treatment, triggers
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My son recently lost his father and his behaviour is becoming a problem.
My two-and-a-half-year-old son lost his father tragically almost four months ago. He slipped backwards about six months. My biggest concern is his inability to listen to rules or follow directions. I feel that this is a way to get my … Continue reading
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Tagged attention, death, directions, discipline, grief, mental health, misbehaviour, recovery, rules
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How can I get my daughter tested for ADHD?
I have an 11-year-old daughter who I think has some issues, her teachers believe she may have ADHD, how do I get her tested? The diagnosis of ADHD can be done by a psychologist, psychiatrist or a pediatrician who specializes … Continue reading
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My son has ADHD and it is difficult to get him help.
My 16-year-old son has ADHD and we are experiencing severe behavioural problems at home. I am constantly told of wait lists or people don’t call me back, what can I do to speed up the process to get him the health care … Continue reading
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My son talks about killing himself, is this a serious problem or attention seeking?
My seven-year-old son has frequent tantrums or blow outs as we call them. For instance when he gets in trouble at school he comes home and has a blow out, which most always includes him hurting either me(his mom) or … Continue reading
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Tagged attention seeking, death, mental health, parenting program, referral, suicide, violence
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