- July 15,2022
- By Content Writer at The Center for Developmental Psychiatry
Building Your Confidence and Self-Esteem
Building Your Confidence and Self-Esteem It’s no secret that healthy self-esteem and self-confidence can help you or your child enjoy a more fulfilling life. While the two are often conflated because they overlap, they are different. Confidence is a measure of faith in your own abilities while esteem is about your sense of self, the thoughts and emotions that influence how you perceive others a...
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- July 8,2022
- By Content Writer at The Center for Developmental Psychiatry
Dealing with Depression and Mood Disorders
Dealing with Depression and Mood Disorders Depression and mood disorders are more common than you might think. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, depression affects over 21 million adults in any given year, is the leading cause of disability for people ages 15-44, and the primary reason why well over 40,000 Americans die from suicide each year. According to Johns Hopkins...
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- July 1,2022
- By Content Writer at The Center for Developmental Psychiatry
Helping Your Child’s Cognitive Development
Helping Your Child’s Cognitive Development During their first five years of life, children grow and develop rapidly, particularly in the four main areas of cognitive development that were first described by Jean Piaget, a French/Swiss psychologist who contributed greatly to the understanding of children’s cognitive development. Among the most important findings of Piaget’s work is that chil...
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- August 8,2021
- By Content Writer at The Center for Developmental Psychiatry
Introduction to Developmental Psychiatry
Introduction to Developmental Psychiatry Did you know... That your child’s behavior can be understood, addressed, and corrected? Are you frustrated, burnt-out, and resentful about your child's behavioral problems? The good news is that with some education and hard work you can turn things around. In fact, studies have shown that parent education and guidance can make a big differen...
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- August 8,2021
- By Content Writer at The Center for Developmental Psychiatry
A Developmental (Holistic) View of Prescribing
A Developmental (Holistic) View of Prescribing Did you know… That mental disorders are surprisingly common in children and teenagers? According to the National Institute of mental health, up to 50% of children and adolescents meet criteria for a mental disorder in the diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM) by age 18. That means that up to half of children and adolescents...
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- August 8,2021
- By Content Writer at The Center for Developmental Psychiatry
The Central Importance of Parenting
The Central Importance of Parenting There I was, sitting in a public library, and I happened to overhear a conversation between two women sitting beside me. One woman was telling the other about her daughter. She described how her baby girl had been born on the exact same date that her father had passed away. Full of emotion, she explained how for years the anniversary of her father‘s de...
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- August 8,2021
- By Content Writer at The Center for Developmental Psychiatry
How Does Play Therapy Work?
How Does Play Therapy Work? In a previous article, I explained the theoretical foundation of psychodynamic psychotherapy. I’ll give a brief summary here, but please check out that other article for more detail on the theoretical foundations. Whereas medication and cognitive behavioral therapy focus on symptoms and their reduction, psychodynamic psychotherapy focuses on understanding the e...
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- August 8,2021
- By Content Writer at The Center for Developmental Psychiatry
What is Psychodynamic Therapy?
What is Psychodynamic Therapy? Have you ever wondered… If there are deeper issues going on beneath the surface? If the answer is yes, then you are in the right place. In this article, I will describe a type of psychotherapy called psychodynamic psychotherapy, which focuses on understanding the deep emotional and developmental issues underlying psychiatric symptoms. But wait! Are...
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- August 6,2021
- By Content Writer at The Center for Developmental Psychiatry
What is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)?
What is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)? I'm sure you've experienced it... The screaming, the whining, the tantruming, and even the aggression. Disruptive behavior and dysregulated mood are very common problems in children, and they are just as challenging as they are common. Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) is a relatively new diagnosis that was included...
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- August 6,2021
- By Content Writer at The Center for Developmental Psychiatry
How to Discipline a Child
How to Discipline a Child The issue of how to discipline a child is a very important one. It's not only important for the obvious reason, which is that negative behavior drives you crazy and gets in the way of what needs to happen in real life. On a deeper level, the question of how to discipline a child is important because the process of limit-setting with children is a microcosm of pa...
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