Diabetes in Children and Youth series. When a child or youth is diagnosed with diabetes, it triggers a variety of changes in the family. Family routines and roles change, finances might be stretched, and family members deal with a list of new concerns. The time following diagnosis can be stressful.
Adolescent Identity Treatment: An Integrative Approach for Personality Pathology is a groundbreaking title that provides general and specific clinical strategies to help adolescents who lack an integrated identity. The authors have developed a treatment based on the integration of object relations theory, family systems, attachment, developmental neurobiology and cognitive behavioral approaches that focuses on clearing blockages to normal identity development and adaptive functioning. While mos…
902-464-4110 to call IWK Central Referral. Social anxiety disorder (sometimes called social phobia) is a problem for children and youth that makes them very anxious or worried in many everyday situations. Studies show that about 1 in every 20 youth have this disorder.
BIOS is a service for children and youth (up to the age of 19), who have a confirmed diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as well as mental health and/or addictions concerns and are experiencing a period of severe aggressive behaviour that is seriously impacting their home, community, and school life.
FAQ for parents. BIOS is a service for children and youth (up to the age of 19), who have a confirmed diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as well as mental health and/or addictions concerns and are experiencing a period of severe aggressive behaviour that is seriously impacting their home, community, and school life.
902-464-4110 to call IWK Central Referral. Bullying is a kind of aggressive behaviour, where a 'bully' tries to hurt or intimidate another person. While you may feel a range of emotions, from being upset and worried to anger and rage that your child is being bullied, it's important to stay calm. It's best to avoid emotional, angry outbursts, because they could make your child afraid to tell you anything more. Your child may not tell you about more bullying because s/he is worried about overwh…
Adapted with permission from CHEO's "Children and youth in crisis / What to expect in the Emergency Department: Information for parents" retrieved from www.cheo.on.ca, October 2019.
902-464-4110 to call IWK Central Referral. It is normal for children and youth to feel sad from time to time. But this sadness doesn't stop them from going on with their everyday activities. And it goes away on its own. Depression, on the other hand, is a sadness so severe that it interferes with everyday life. With severe depression, people may even hear voices, or have thoughts of harming themselves or others. Depression is more than normal sadness.
This innovative and important book describes a practical and clinically-relevant approach to the 'difficult' psychiatric consultation. The authors systematically examine psychodynamic theories, family systems theories, and legal and ethical aspects of these consultations. Difficult Psychiatric Consultations: An Integrated Approach is unique compared to most psychiatric texts, in that it weaves traditional concepts in understanding a person and their family with contemporary developmental and re…
This book is taking a broad health focused approach towards Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA). It is now well established that DVA exerts a significant and detrimental impact on the health and wellbeing of those who experience abuse. Universally healthcare professionals encounter individuals and families where DVA is or has taken place. This book is beneficial to a range of health care professionals through an exploration of theories and classifications of DVA, consideration of DVA in different…
902-464-4110 to call IWK Central Referral. What is Emotional Regulation? Being able to keep feelings in balance and not let them become overwhelming.This allows children and youth to stay calm and rational even when faced with emotionally difficult situations so they can behave in ways to get their needs met and not act in ways that are deemed inappropriate, that will get them in trouble, and/or make the situation worse.