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Are they really depressed, or do they have something else?
One of the challenges I face as a clinician when a family comes to our practice because they suspect their child is depressed is teasing out all of the other possible explanations for why their child might appear depressed. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged ADHD, anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, children, children's ministry, Depression, diagnosis, Family Ministry, Inclusion, Key Ministry, learning disabilities, medication, OCD, Stephen Grcevich MD, substance abuse, teens, youth ministry
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Approaching your child’s physician about medication for church activities
In a nutshell, it should be possible to find a solution for church for kids who benefit from medication at school. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Families, Parents, Resources
Tagged ADHD, adolescents, children, church, Key Ministry, medication, Stephen Grcevich MD
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Hot Topics: New Data on Foster Kids and Medication
The proportion of children in foster care who were prescribed psychotropic drugs remained much higher than all Medicaid-‐enrolled children. Continue reading
Foster Kids and Medication
My purpose in writing this is to help parents and churches go into foster care ministry with their eyes open. Foster care ministry is an incredibly noble calling. Lots of kids are on way too much medication with way too many side effects with problems for which medication is likely to be of little benefit. Unfortunately, the implication of the 20/20 report that loving parents and the absence of medication will generally lead to happy endings for kids in foster care with problems that led to psychiatric referrals is at the very least incredibly naive, and at worst, a deliberate misrepresentation of reality. Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Controversies, Families
Tagged 20/20, ABC, Adoption, antipsychotics, children, church, Disability Ministry, Foster Care, Inclusion, medication, psychiatry, Stephen Grcevich MD
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Lessons For Church Leaders in “Medication Nation”
This past Friday, we looked at statistics from Medco Health Solutions demonstrating that more than one in five U.S. adults (and more than one in four women) take medication on a regular basis for a mental health condition. The percentage of the U.S. population taking psychotropic medication has increased 22% in the last ten years. Today, I’ll share a few thoughts on why church leaders should care about the data.
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The Taboo Topic: Medication at Church for Kids With ADHD (Part Three)
In a nutshell, it should be possible to find a solution for church for kids who benefit from medication at school. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Families, Key Ministry, Parents, Spiritual Development
Tagged Adderall XR, ADHD, church, Concerta, Focalin XR, medication, Stephen Grcevich MD, Vyvanse
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The Taboo Topic: Medication at Church for Kids With ADHD (Part Two)
The child’s experience in church on a day to day or week to week basis may be highly contingent upon their medication status. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Strategies
Tagged ADHD, children's ministry, Key Ministry, medication, Stephen Grcevich MD, volunteers
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What Challenges Do Kids With Bipolar Disorder Face?
With rare exceptions, kids want to be good. They want their parents to approve of them. They want other kids to like them and want to be with them. They want to be normal. Continue reading
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