Behavioral Health
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We strive to support the well-being of your whole child. We understand that behavioral health and physical health are intertwined and that a healthy child is one with a healthy mind. We have medical providers who can diagnose and treat common behavioral health problems. Our providers can also handle medication management services to help you and your child navigate behavioral and behavioral health challenges in the primary care setting.
All services are billed to health insurance.
Services Provided By Medical Providers:
Consultations
For Anxiety, ADHD, Depression, Oppositional Defiance, Disordered Eating, Temper Tantrums, Picky Eating, Disordered Sleep, or other behavioral, social, and emotional challenges your child is facing.
Medication Management
Numerous research studies have demonstrated that pharmacologic treatments for ADHD, depression and anxiety in concert with psychotherapy provides the best outcomes. While medications are not always first line in children, we will help you navigate this terrain and determine when a medication could prove beneficial for your child.
Referrals
Referrals to psychiatrists and psychologists in the community are also available - click here for a list of testing centers, psychiatrists, treatment centers and psychologists.
Conditions Evaluated
ADHD & ADD
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention-deficit disorder (ADD) can affect a child’s focus, organization, behavior, impulse control, and academic performance. Some children struggle primarily with attention and distractibility, while others may also experience hyperactivity or impulsive behaviors.
At Advanced Pediatrics, we provide evaluations, behavioral support, and medication management when appropriate. Our goal is to help children build confidence, succeed at school and home, and develop strategies that support long-term success.Depression
Depression is a mental illness marked by persistent feelings of sadness, irritability, loss of interest in activities, feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness, and sometimes, thoughts of suicide. It affects the way one feels, thinks, and acts. Often, people who are depressed also experience changes in their sleeping and eating habits and have trouble concentrating. A diagnosis of depression is made when symptoms persist for two weeks or longer and interfere with a person's ability to function.
Learning Difficulties
A learning disorder is an information-processing problem that prevents a person from learning a skill and using it effectively. Learning disorders generally affect people of average or above average intelligence. As a result, the disorder appears as a gap between expected skills, based on age and intelligence, and academic performance. Many children with learning disorders struggle in school long before being diagnosed. This can affect a child's self-esteem and motivation.
Disordered Eating
There is a commonly held misconception that eating disorders are a lifestyle choice. Eating disorders are actually serious and often fatal illnesses that are associated with severe disturbances in people’s eating behaviors and related thoughts and emotions. Preoccupation with food, body weight, and shape may also signal an eating disorder. Common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.
Anxiety & OCD
The COPE Program is a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy program focused on reducing negative thoughts, increasing healthy behaviors and thought patterns, and improving communications and problem-solving skills. The set curriculum is evidence based and designed for children ages 7 - 14 years old who are dealing with anxiety. A trained provider in our clinic will walk through the curriculum with you and your child in 7 sessions towards learning problem solving skills to reduce anxiety. Call to schedule an appointment today!