How can I help my child with stress and when should I seek professional help?

Here, Dr Sabina Dosani – Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Clinical Partner, discusses the signs that your child is stressed and gives some very practical tips on how you can help. Is my child stressed? Stress is sneaky. It creeps up on our children and can cause chaos. Stressed people are often the last to recognise what is happening. Ou...

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How to be a better listener

Active listening is about “listening for meaning”. As a trainee therapist the first skill you must master is active listening. In my experience, it is all about shutting out everything that is going on in my head and just concentrating on what my patient is telling me, it is about being in the “here and now”. Active listenin...

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Anxiety disorder assessments: what to expect from your child’s appointment

  With over 13 % of 16 year olds having an anxiety disorder and prevalence rates on the increase, in this blog Dr Sabina Dosani – Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist explains what to expect for your child or teenager if you come for an assessment with a Psychiatrist. She also discusses some practical tips for helping your child and how the...

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Why is ADHD in women undiagnosed so often?

The fastest growing group of people to be diagnosed with ADHD is women and in particular, mothers. Female ADHD is somewhat overshadowed by male ADHD - we know that boys are three times as likely to be diagnosed with ADHD as girls. But the fact is women still do have ADHD and a staggering 50% to 75% of women with ADHD go undiagnosed. Why are women w...

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