Medical Specialist: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
To become a psychiatrist, a doctor must complete a four-year, psychiatric-residency program for training in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mood, anxiety, substance-abuse and gender-identity disorders, as well as other psychological and interpersonal problems. Two years of additional training in child and adolescent psychiatry in an accredited fellowship program are required, as well as successful completion of an oral and written examination for Board Certification. Child and adolescent psychiatrists treat children with problems such as:
Associated Diseases
- Mood disorders
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Conduct disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Post-traumatic-stress disorder
- Sleeping problems
- Substance-use problems
- Gender-identity disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Pervasive-developmental disorders
- Learning disabilities
Reference:
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
