Psychiatric Assessment

Other services that might be helpful:

Other services that might be helpful:

Part of The Ashwood Practice Child and Family Services

Psychiatric assessment is useful to determine if there is a medical explanation, and possibly a medical solution, to a child's problem. Children and young people who are worried, upset, having unhelpful thoughts or behaving in a way that causes them harm may be helped by a psychiatric assessment.

Please contact the practice to discuss your needs, as in certain circumstances a psychiatric assessment is not required.

Most health insurers require a psychiatric assessment before starting an intervention or a course of therapy.

We have many years of experience in assessing children and families. Children will usually be seen with their parents, but for older adolescents time on their own with the psychiatrist may be helpful.

The developmental difficulties service can be useful if you feel such issues may be contributing to the picture Please see the other sections within "Child and Family" for an idea of what other services might be available Family Therapy is sometimes recommended We offer therapy for adults, see "Adult Services" section Psychiatric Consulation is also available Court assessments are available. Refer to Other Services link.

The Ashwood Practice, part of the Baker Duncan Partnership, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey Specialist Private Assessment and Treatment Services across the whole spectrum of psychological/mental health conditions and childhood developmental problems, including Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, ADHD and OCD. We offer a continuing service throughout childhood, adolescence and adulthood. The clinical problems we commonly encounter include depression, deliberate self-harm, anxiety - in all its forms, mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders and adjustments reactions in individuals and families in relation to traumatic seperation (including bereavement of parents, children and siblings) or other family crises such as divorce and domestic/family violence.

We have developed specialist expertise in assisting families who have adopted children with attachment problems and we have also set up a therapeutic re-parenting scheme to support foster-carers who are struggling with very challenging behaviour in younger children.