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Posted by Dinah on December 19, 2001, at 12:51:20
The child psychologist I spoke to didn't hold out much hope for behavior modifications on biologically based behaviors and seemed to feel that medications were the only answer. This has led me to feel rather uncomfortable with him. It seems that there must be another possible solution. What was your experience?
Mair, you say that CBT alone was sufficient? How does CBT differ from behavior modification in young children? He didn't mention CBT at all, just behavior modification.
Posted by judy1 on December 19, 2001, at 15:31:56
In reply to Child psychology- mair, judy1, anyone else?, posted by Dinah on December 19, 2001, at 12:51:20
I always think it's strange when a psychologist suggests meds first (rather than a psychiatrist). This CAN be taken care of with CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), it worked for my son also. I would talk to your pediatrician and ask him/her to recommend someone else- even my psychiatrist doesn't use medication with children with anxiety disorders. Best of luck- judy
Posted by mair on December 20, 2001, at 7:34:09
In reply to Child psychology- mair, judy1, anyone else?, posted by Dinah on December 19, 2001, at 12:51:20
Dinah - I may have tossed around terms I don't know enough about. This was several years ago and when he first started going, unbeknownst to me, I was pretty seriously clinically depressed and probably never connecting with what she would tell us from time to time. Maybe what she was using was more behavioral modification.
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