Professionals acknowledge child psychiatry is breaking stigma

Go to psychiatrist that’s not the case anymore taboo. Although this is not said with the same naturalness as if you were visiting a dentist. And even more so if the patient is a minor. Society is moving forward, although there is still a long way to go. These are some of the ideas that health experts agree on. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry belonging Clinic of the University of Navarra (CUN)which is now dating 25 years old. Its director, psychiatrist Azucena Diez, asserts that mental disorders in minors have always existed, but were not recognized “due to various taboos associated with them.” “We now know that the clinical response to therapy is very good. “An idea that was transferred to society.” This division deals primarily with issues related to Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, anxiety To fears, phobias or eating disorders.

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The specialists of this department (psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurses…) deal with these disorders, which lead to a “significant deterioration” in the quality of life of minors and their families. investigationThey remember that this was the “pillar” of the project. “The entire arsenal of science and knowledge, through clinical trials or doctoral dissertations, has contributed to offering better treatments for patients suffering from these disorders. The passion for teaching among residents and medical students has greatly enriched our work,” insists Diez.

This division was created in 1999 when then-Director of CUN’s Department of Psychiatry, Salvador Cerveraassigned this task to a specialist in psychiatry. Caesar Soutullobelonging UTHealth, Houston, Texas (USA). “It was a project that was born with great enthusiasm and grew over the years. “It has been a pleasure to focus on specialized nursing training and work closely with the pediatric department.” Since then it’s multidisciplinary department which has psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists, pediatricians, endocrinologists or neurologists. “There has always been a need for minors to receive treatment according to their needs. And over these 25 years, public perception of these problems has changed.”