PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER

Explore the KDH Counseling psychiatry blog for articles about mental health care, medication management, and working with a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Topics include ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, life transitions, and the differences between psychiatric visits and psychological evaluations.

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A family struggling with their oppositional child

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Medication for ODD: When Strong-Willed Isn't Just a Phase

KDH Team: Sep 11, 2025, 1:09:40 PM

Is there medication for ODD? Yes - medication can be one part of ODD treatment. There's no single "ODD medication"; providers usually target the underlying driver, such as ADHD, anxiety, trauma, or irritability, and pair medication with therapy and parent support. It doesn't erase behaviors - it makes them more manageable so a child can access the...

Children Trauma Medication

little boy sitting at a school desk with a cloud over his head

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Medication for Developmental Disorders: Supporting the Brain

KDH Team: Sep 9, 2025, 5:15:39 PM

Can medication help developmental disorders? Medication can support children and adults with developmental disorders by targeting specific symptoms - like attention, anxiety, irritability, or sleep - rather than the disorder itself. It works best as one part of an individualized plan that includes therapy and support. Because if you’re here...

Children Medication

In the dim light of their slightly cluttered dorm room, a hopeful-looking college student sits at a small, worn desk strewn with textbooks, crumpled notes, and an empty coffee cup, a testament to their late-night study sessions. Despite their earnest effort to focus on the complex equations sprawled across the page, their brow furrows as intrusive thoughts—ranging from worries about upcoming exams to fleeting memories of home—interrupt their concentration, causing them to glance around the room in frustration, momentarily losing sight of their academic ambitions.

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Medication for Learning Difficulties: When Learning Becomes a Struggle

KDH Team: Sep 2, 2025, 3:02:47 PM

Is there medication for learning difficulties? Medication can help when learning struggles are driven by ADHD or attention problems, improving focus, follow-through, and working memory. There's no medication for dyslexia itself, but treating co-occurring ADHD can make learning feel more possible, alongside accommodations and support. If school...

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