Mood Disorders in Kids

16th September 2011

Do you know a child or teenager who has been diagnosed with a mood disorder? Mood disorders are characterized by a disturbance in mood that affects a person’s ability to function successfully. Learn more about these disorders and how they impact children by watching our latest on-demand video series on Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents.

For this 6-part series, Soad Michelsen, MD, child and adolescent psychiatrist at Clarity CGC, provides an overview of the following:

How to identify a mood disorder
Why symptoms are different for kids
Types of mood disorders
Risk factors
Treatment options

**Please note that we did experience audio problems throughout this presentation.

Clarity Child Guidance Center hosted this community presentation on September 16, 2011.

*Note: You must be able to access YouTube to view these videos. Some organizations limit access to this video-sharing website.

Clarity Child Guidance Center

Clarity Child Guidance Center is the only nonprofit mental health treatment center for kids ages 3 to 17 in South Texas. Our staff of children’s mental health professionals is the largest in the region. When a child is in crisis, we work with families to get much needed treatment regardless of their ability to pay.

The opinions, representations and statements made within this guest article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect Clarity Child Guidance Center. Any copyright remains with the author and any liability with regard to infringement of intellectual property rights remain with them. Clarity Child Guidance Center accepts no liability for any errors, omissions or representations.

Mood Disorders in Kids

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