shoshannah said:
I don't know any of them, but here's a pro tip: Make sure they are board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry—not just general psychiatry. That means that after they completed three years of residency in general psychiatry they went on for two years of additional training—a fellowship—in child and adolescent psychiatry. There is a shortage of board certified child and adolescent psychiatrists, so general psychiatrists are promoting that they can take care of adolescents too, but they don't have the same expertise as a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist.
Usually I check where a doctor trained. However, for child and adolescent psychiatry, really any program is excellent.
Also note that nowadays, psychiatrists, for the most part, do medication only. Psychologists do psychotherapy. It is rare to find a psychiatrist that still does psychotherapy.
Clinical Social Workers and LPCs provide psychotherapy as well but ask about credentials, training and experience with children/teens. Many clinical social workers have post graduate training.
Shoshanna is right. Most psychiatrists prescribe, nearly only prescribe. You get therapy through PhDs, Clinical and Licensed social workers, etc. Depending on what issues your teenager needs to address, you may want to go the therapy route rather than the psychiatric one. You still have choices to make, but different ones.
If you have a relationship with a pediatrician, he or she may be able to work in a prescribing role alongside a psychologist.
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I don't know any of them, but here's a pro tip: Make sure they are board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry—not just general psychiatry. That means that after they completed three years of residency in general psychiatry they went on for two years of additional training—a fellowship—in child and adolescent psychiatry. There is a shortage of board certified child and adolescent psychiatrists, so general psychiatrists are promoting that they can take care of adolescents too, but they don't have the same expertise as a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist.
Usually I check where a doctor trained. However, for child and adolescent psychiatry, really any program is excellent.
Also note that nowadays, psychiatrists, for the most part, do medication only. Psychologists do psychotherapy. It is rare to find a psychiatrist that still does psychotherapy.