Services News & Flash Results Kids & Teens It Takes a Village About Us Reach Out

Services

Overview

Treatment Strategies

Inpatient, Day Patient, Outpatient

Psychiatry For Children and Adolescents

Psychiatry For Adults

Psychological Assessments

Individual, Family and Group Therapy


Services > Psychological Assessments > Questions

 

When should testing be considered?


  • Complex diagnostic questions


  • When there is an unclear diagnosis or concerns about a possibly developing diagnosis (e.g., mood, anxiety, eating disorder
  • Difficulties that present in the school situation:
    • in a particular subject area
    • noncompliance with homework/class work regimes
    • difficulties concentrating
    • Underachievement

  • Suspicion of a learning disability


  • Difficult emotional behaviors that are hard to manage


  • Problems with emotional regulation
  • Problems with impulsivity, aggression, and behavioral dyscontrol
  • Problems getting along with others
  • When clarification of treatment goals is needed
  • When problems persist even with treatment

 

Comprehensive Psychological Testing

provides answers to troubling questions.

  • Intellectual strengths and weaknesses
  • Level of executive functioning skills
  • Educational skills and presence of a learning disability
  • Clarification of emotional difficulties


  • Identification of underlying psychological concerns
  • Assistance in treatment planning

Back to Top^


 

Columbia Associates in Psychiatry
(703) 841-1290
2501 N Glebe Rd # 303
Arlington, VA 22207
www.pediapsych.com
Copyright 2008 | Privacy Policy

Mental health, outpatient, psychological testing, psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, attachment, attention, ADD / ADHD, stress, anxiety, counseling, family, child, adolescent, depression, bipolar, mood disorder, adoption, community resource, local advocacy, anorexia, bulimia, eating disorder, self injury, cutting, groups, medication, appointment, OCD, medication management, insurance, psychological assessment, treatment, marriage, divorce, social skills, coping, self esteem, grief, loss, PTSD, mental illness, health, news, school, disability, nutrition, feelings, communication, help, inpatient, day treatment, support, SIB, symptoms, diagnosis, cause, panic, problem, worry, concentration, learning, sleep, insomnia, drugs, alcohol, smoking, acting out, hyper, tired, violence, aggression, moody, unhappy, scared, withdrawn, behavior, trauma, abuse, therapy

 

,