About Dr. Fink (she/her)
Dr. Fink is a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist who treats children, teens, and young adults with a range of concerns including ADHD, anxiety disorders, OCD, autism, and mood disorders. She write, speaks, and hosts a podcast about children’s mental health Read Dr. Fink’s Full Bio.
Check out Dr. Fink’s blog at Psychology Today – Changing Minds
Your Disobedient Child – Maybe It’s Going to be OK?
No – Your Upset Child Probably Isn’t Trying to Manipulate You
The Myths of Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Bipolar Disorder – For Dummies – 4th Edition – Updated with expanded sections on topics such as bipolar disorder in women and gender diverse people.
A new episode of Dr. Fink’s podcast Mental Health Goes to School is out now.
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Are We Thinking About ADHD All Wrong?
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What happens at a psychiatric evaluation?
A psychiatric evaluation is a chance for Dr. Fink to meet the child and family, to obtain important history and medical information and to get to know the child in a bit more detail. Dr. Fink asks the family to fill out some paperwork both before and after the first visit to help her understand the concerns and challenges facing a child and their family. If you have submitted other testing or reports Dr. Fink will review those as well. Visits can be in-person or virtual, depending on a variety of factors.
The evaluation will end with a discussion of Dr. Fink’s observations, assessments and recommendations, as well as answering any questions or concerns that the child or family has raised. Sometimes there will be a need for more meetings before making firm treatment decisions but you will always leave with plan that everyone understands and is comfortable with.