Behavioral health
Every kid acts out now and then. But when your child’s behaviors and emotions become a serious problem, our pediatric behavioral health team can help. At Advocate Children’s Hospital, our multidisciplinary team develops age-appropriate pediatric behavioral health therapies for a wide range of behavior disorders.
Our pediatric behavioral health programs treat your child as an individual and help them learn healthier behaviors. We place a strong emphasis on ensuring healthy family dynamics, including interaction with siblings.
About Advocate pediatric behavioral health
Our pediatric behavioral health specialists at Advocate Children’s Hospital will work closely with your child and other family members to improve behavior disorders. We realize the importance of pediatric behavioral health and that any child’s behavior impacts their entire family.
- Our psychiatric services provide specialized multidisciplinary diagnostic services.
- We offer adolescent group therapy sessions and community outreach and school programs.
- Pediatric behavioral health treatment occurs during day and evening hours to accommodate school and work schedules.
- We offer outpatient behavioral health services through our Childhood Trauma Treatment Program.
Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge offers a separate child and adolescent psychiatry unit for children ages 5 to 17 who require short-term, acute care for psychiatric disorders. Following treatment in the psychiatry unit on the Park Ridge campus, your child will be moved to an appropriate level of outpatient or inpatient care. We also encourage you to take advantage of a full range of community services.
Our team of behavioral disorder specialists helps children with behavioral disorders live healthy, productive lives. Some of the pediatric behavioral health conditions we treat include:
- Anorexia and bulimia
- Bipolar disorders
- Depression
- Drug or alcohol abuse
- Failure to respond to treatment for behavioral problems
- Mood disorders
- Somatic disorders
- Suicidal tendencies
From talk therapy to medications, our behavioral disorder experts will personalize a comprehensive treatment plan for your child and your family.
- Behavior therapy
- Community outreach
- Family therapy
- Group therapy
- Medication therapy
- Social and psychological therapies
- Treatment from our neuropsychology department
We offer outpatient pediatric behavioral health services through our Childhood Trauma Treatment Program.
Our team of pediatric behavioral health specialists is committed to working with patients and their families to overcome pediatric behavioral health challenges.
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