Building a treatment plan with a multi-system integrative approach, which will combine different treatment methods and involvement of different treatment factors in order to reach the most appropriate treatment for your child.
If it is decided on psychiatric treatment and follow-up with Dr. Kovalchuk, a follow-up appointment will be scheduled. Length of follow-up sessions - half an hour. The frequency of the follow-up meetings will be according to the need in all stages of treatment.
Possible reasons for referral
At the end of the psychiatric diagnosis that was conducted for your child, it was decided on drug treatment
Psychiatric follow-up appointments and medication follow-up
At the end of the psychiatric diagnosis that was conducted for your child, it was decided not to start drug treatment, but continued psychiatric follow-up was recommended
When non-pharmacological methods of treatment were recommended, the doctor may recommend psychiatric follow-up in order to monitor the progress of the treatment and examine the need for further drug treatment
Administering medication to a child requires regular psychiatric follow-up. It is very important to come to see the doctor for the follow-up, even if it seems that his condition has improved.
The child's condition improved with treatment. Can I cancel a follow-up appointment?
After the assessment the doctor may recommend follow-up meetings. If the doctor prescribes a medicaton for your child's condition, she will continue to follow-up your child as long as the drug treatment continues. The frequency of the follow-up meetings will be determined according to the need - from once to several weeks to once to several months.
How often do you need to visit a doctor for a follow-up?
Even if the child has already been diagnosed in the past and you are interested in the psychiatric follow-up, a full psychiatric assessment should be scheduled for the child first. Only after completing the assessment will the doctor build a treatment plan.
The child has already been given a psychiatric diagnosis by another doctor. Is it possible to skip the diagnosis and schedule a follow-up appointment straight away?
Frequently asked questions
Continuous accompaniment in the therapeutic process