Should My Child See A Therapist?

By Steven Schlozman, MD and Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Topics: ADHD, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Depression, Mental Illness + Psychiatric Disorders

One in four people will have a mental health disorder at some point in their life, and half of those disorders begin in childhood.

While many of us know someone who’s had to deal with a mental illness in one way or another, many parents still aren’t sure how to assess whether their child needs to see a therapist. In this Parent Strategy Announcement (PSA), Dr. Gene Beresin and Dr. Steve Schlozman discuss tips for what to think about when deciding if your child should see a therapist.

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Steven Schlozman, MD

Steven Schlozman, MD, is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (HMS), course director of the psychopathology class for the MIT-HMS Program in Health, Sciences and Technology, and former co-director of the Clay Center for Youn...

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Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Gene Beresin, MD, MA is executive director of The MGH Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, and a staff child and adolescent psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also...

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