| Behavioural disorders: Treatment with psychotherapy and medications | 2000.00000000000 | Behavioural disorders: Treatment with psychotherapy and medications | Behavioural disorders: Treatment with psychotherapy and medications | B | English | Psychiatry | Preschooler (2-4 years);School age child (5-8 years);Pre-teen (9-12 years);Teen (13-18 years) | NA | NA | Non-drug treatment | Caregivers
Adult (19+) | NA | | 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z | | Alice Charach, MD, MSc, FRCPC | | | | 14.9000000000000 | 21.7000000000000 | 425.000000000000 | | Health (A-Z) - Procedure | Health A-Z | <p>Find out which treatments are most effective for behavioural disorders.</p> | <p>For children diagnosed with a
<a href="https://akhpub.aboutkidshealth.ca/Article?contentid=1924&language=English">behavioural disorder</a>, appropriate treatment at the right time can make the difference between "outgrowing" the disorder and being more likely to exhibit more challenging behaviours when they are older.</p><p>Often, treatments for behavioural disorders can be accessed through an accredited children's mental health agency or a private therapist such as a psychologist or social worker.</p> | | <h2>Key points</h2>
<ul>
<li>Behavioural treatment through parent management training or individual and family therapy can be very effective for managing behavioural disorders.</li>
<li>Medication may be helpful in treating underlying or co-occurring disorders.</li>
<li>If left untreated, behavioural disorders can make it difficult to adjust to the responsibilities of adulthood, such as holding down a job, maintaining relationships or obeying the law.</li>
</ul> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | <h2>What treatments are available for behavioural disorders?</h2>
<p>Treatments for behavioural disorders focus mainly on:</p>
<ul>
<li>behavioural treatments</li>
<li>medications</li>
</ul>
<h3>Behavioural treatment</h3>
<p>There are two main types of behavioural treatment: parent management training and psychotherapy.</p>
<p>Parent management training has been shown to work very well for children and teens with behavioural disorders. It is most effective when started early in childhood or the pre-teen years, but it is never too late to change the way you handle your child or teen's behaviour. In many cases, you can access parent management training through a children's mental health agency, a parenting group or a private therapist.</p>
<p>Individual therapy or family therapy can also be effective in helping to manage behavioural disorders. Therapy can help change how a family functions and support parents and children or teens with figuring out the causes of challenging behaviour and talking about other ways of handling them.</p>
<p>Sometimes more intensive behavioural treatment is required. School-based treatment programs or residential therapy programs can be effective for some children or teens.</p>
<h3>Medications for behavioural disorders</h3>
<p>Medication treatment for behavioural disorders is targeted towards treating underlying or co-occurring disorders such as <a href="https://akhpub.aboutkidshealth.ca/Article?contentid=1922&language=English">attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)</a>, <a href="https://akhpub.aboutkidshealth.ca/article?contentid=19&language=English">depression</a> or <a href="https://akhpub.aboutkidshealth.ca/article?contentid=18&language=English">anxiety</a>.</p> | <h2>Importance of seeking treatment for teenagers with behavioural disorders</h2>
<p>Without treatment, teenagers with behavioural disorders may:</p>
<ul>
<li>find it difficult to adjust to the demands of adulthood</li>
<li>have trouble with the law</li>
<li>have difficulty holding down a job or maintaining relationships</li>
<li>be more likely to become adults with anti-social personality disorders</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://akhpub.aboutkidshealth.ca/article?contentid=291&language=English">Suicidal</a> or <a href="https://akhpub.aboutkidshealth.ca/article?contentid=289&language=English">self-harming behaviour</a> can also be common in teenagers with behavioural disorders.</p> | | | | | <h2>Further information</h2>
<p>For more information on behavioural disorders, please see the following pages:</p>
<p><a href="https://akhpub.aboutkidshealth.ca/article?contentid=1924&language=English">Behavioural disorders: Overview</a></p>
<p><a href="https://akhpub.aboutkidshealth.ca/article?contentid=1925&language=English">Behavioural disorders: Signs and symptoms</a><br></p>
<p><a href="https://akhpub.aboutkidshealth.ca/article?contentid=2001&language=English">Behavioural disorders: How to help your child at home</a><br></p> | | | https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/AKHAssets/PST_MH_Behavioural_Treatment.jpg | | | | | | | Behavioural disorders: Treatment with psychotherapy and medications | | False | | | | | |
