Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders

In order to be diagnosed with ———-, there must be a pattern of negative, hostile, and defiant behavior.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

To be diagnosed with ————, an individual must demonstrate a pattern of callous and unemotional behavior in which other people’s rights are violated, norms are ignored, or rules are broken.

Conduct Disorder

Include intermittent explosive disorder and Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder)

Impulse control disorders

The diagnosis of ——— requires at least 3 months of excessive anxiety and worry most days about two or more of the following: Family, Health, Finances, and School.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Since the symptoms of ———- mimic other disorders such as heart problems and asthma, appropriate treatment is often delayed.

Panic Disorder

There is an intense fear of showing your anxiety symptoms and worries about possibly doing something embarrassing in front of other people.

Social Anxiety Disorder

Some children develop the rapid onset of ———- after a streptococcus skin or throat infection.

Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

Medical afflictions and other psychiatric disorders must be eliminated from consideration to make this diagnosis.

(Skin Picking) Excoriation Disorder

In children with Developmental Disability ———- may occur after physical abuse or after the injury that caused the disability.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

In general, children with ———— may be treated with this medication (antidepressants), psychotherapy, or a combination of both.

Major Depression

individuals with ——— are treated with mood stabilizers such as lithium and valproic acid (antiepileptic).

Bipolar Disorder

Consist of an alteration in thinking or perceptions that are not connected with reality.

Psychotic Disorders

The treatment for ———— includes behavioral interventions and the use of gastrointestinal motility agents.

Rumination

Children with ———- need nutritional guidance and counseling, parental and school oversight of meals, limited access to food outside of meals, and an exercise routine.

Bing Eating

Behavioral management techniques have been found to be the most effective intervention for this disorder.

Pica

These disorders involve the development of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor and occur within 3 months of the onset of the stressor.

Adjustment Disorders

Have been used to treat aggression and SIB in children with intellectual disability or ASD.

Antipsychotic Medications

Children with Developmental Disabilities may have paradoxical reactions to these medications.

Benzodiazepines

These medications are commonly used to treat bipolar disorder and aggressive behaviors.

Mood Stabilizers

Side effects include loss of appetite, insomnia, tics, headache, and gastrointestinal side effects.

Stimulants and Atomoxetine