NEUROPSYCHIATRY
INFANTILE
Child Neuropsychiatry
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Child neuropsychiatry is the medical discipline relating to the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of the rehabilitation of neuropsychic pathologies between the ages of 0 and 18.
The Child Neuropsychiatrist (also known as NPI) is a Doctor, specialized in Child Neuropsychiatry, who deals with the evaluation, possible diagnosis, therapeutic indications and the evaluation of the rehabilitation path of patients with neurodevelopmental disorders (language, learning, behavior, attention) and scholastic, behavioral and relational difficulties of the developmental age.
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WHY CONTACT THE CHILD NEUROPSYCHIATRIST?
Neuropsychic disorders of the developmental age influence, directly or indirectly, the patient's ability and possibility to express himself (from a linguistic, relational, behavioral point of view) ._ cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_
They are disorders that can have an organic or psychological basis, or have both etiologies, the neurological and psychiatric competence of the physician specialized in child neuropsychiatry therefore allows a clinical observation that glimpses all the possible causes.
The NPI works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team made up of psychologists, speech therapists, neuro and psychomotor therapists.
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PERCHÉ RIVOLGERSI AL NEUROPSICHIATRA INFANTILE?
Areas of intervention:
Specific learning disorders (SLD)
Speech disturbances
Intellectual disability
Autism spectrum disorder
Attention Deficit Overactive Disorder (ADHD)