A Comprehensive Approach to Treatment for Children
A Comprehensive Approach to Treatment for Children
Kids with psychiatric disorders may need medication. But they also need a therapeutic alliance.
en EspañolDr. Julie Zito of the University of Maryland discusses the challenges of treating children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. For Professor Zito, the key is to not only practice “state-of-the-art psychopharmacology,” but also to practice “state-of-the-art comprehensive care” with a wide range of family members and professionals she calls the “therapeutic alliance.”
For more on this subject, watch How to Manage Medication as Children Grow.
Last reviewed or updated on December 5, 2023.
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Julie Zito, PhD
Julie Magno Zito, PhD, is a professor of Pharmacy and Psychiatry at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She is trained … Read Bio
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