by Stephen Grcevich MD | Apr 3, 2016 | ADHD, Controversies, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Our current blog series… Dissecting the DSM-5… What it Means for Kids and Families, continues today with an examination of the recently updated diagnostic criteria for Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Mental health professionals working with kids and families are...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Apr 3, 2016 | Adoption, Advocacy, Controversies, Families, Foster Care, Mental Health
We’ll take a closer look in this post at the new companion diagnosis to Reactive Attachment Disorder related to pathologic care in early childhood… Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder. Studies of children who have been maltreated or raised in institutions...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Jun 13, 2013 | Adoption, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Trauma
When I read through the new criteria for Reactive Attachment Disorder, I found myself hard pressed to think of any condition in which so great a disconnect exists between the way it is defined by academicians and community-based clinicians. Beginning with the...
