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Treatment of Behavior Disorders in Acupuncture
Anxiety Disorders Overwhelmed by feelings of intense fear or worry that they are out of proportion to the situation or thing that triggers them. These emotional fears can be focused on separating from parents, physical illness, performing poorly, or embarrassing themselves. Or they can be attached to specific things, like dogs or insects or bridges.
ADHD Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) finds it difficult to concentrate on tasks, to pay attention, to sit still, and to control impulsive behavior. Some children with ADHD exhibit mostly inattentive behaviors and others predominantly hyperactive and impulsive. But the majority have a combination of both, which can make it very difficult for them to function in school, and create conflict at home.
Auditory Processing Disorder Children have normal hearing but have trouble registering — or registering correctly — what people are saying, and remembering what they hear.
Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that is marked by two unusual kinds of behaviors: deficits in communication and social interaction, and restricted or repetitive behaviors. The disorders called as Autism Spectrum—autism, Asperger’s disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD), and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS).
Behavior and Conduct Disorders Children with these disorders have problems with control of their emotions and behavior, resulting in behavior that violates the rights of others and/or brings them into conflict with authority figures.
Bipolar Disorder Also known as manic-depressive disorder, is characterized by bouts of major depression and periods of mania — euphoria, poor judgment, and extreme risk-taking activity in an often-debilitating cycle. Onset usually occurs in mid-to-late adolescence, though there are cases in children.
Depressive and Mood Disorders Kids with depression are sad, empty or irritable in mood for a prolonged period of time, and there are usually changes in their energy level, affect, interests, ability to concentrate, and patterns of sleeping and eating. These childhood mood disorders differ in the intensity, the timing, and the length of time symptoms persist.
Eating Disorders Eating disorders are characterized by an unhealthy relationship with food and eating habits that impair physical health or social functioning. They usually develop in adolescence, and they are more common in girls than boys.
Elimination Disorders Children with elimination disorders void bodily substances at inappropriate times and in inappropriate places, whether the action is involuntary or not.
Gender Dysphoria A child with gender dysphoria experiences great anguish as a result of feeling “trapped” inside a body that does not match the gender he or she experiences internally. Being transgender — that is, not identifying with the sex characteristics you are born with — is not a psychiatric disorder. Gender dysphoria is diagnosed only if a child experiences severe distress due to being transgender, or has impaired functioning.
Learning and Development Disorders Learning and development disorders are conditions that interfere with a child’s ability to process information and acquire skills in language, speech, reading, and/or mathematics.
Non-Verbal Learning Disorder Kids who have NLD have no trouble decoding language or memorizing information, but they do have trouble understanding information — recognizing relationships, concepts, ideas, patterns and applying them to new situations.
OCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Repetitive, obsessive behaviors. Some children have insight into the fact that their obsessive and compulsive beliefs are not realistic, and some are convinced that they are true.
Schizophrenia and Psychosis Schizophrenia is a disorder characterized by distorted perceptions of reality. These distortions include hallucinations and delusions, as well as what’s called “disorganized” thinking and speech, which means that thoughts are disconnected, and answers might be unrelated to questions. Schizophrenia is rare in childhood. Onset is usually late adolescence or early adulthood.
Selective Mutism Children with selective mutism (SM) are talkative at home but unable to speak in school or other public places because they are paralyzed with anxiety. SM is usually discovered when kids are three or four, and it’s not uncommon for them to go a whole year without saying a word in preschool, even when they need help. Here you’ll find articles with more details on this anxiety disorder and the best treatments.
Sleep-Wake Disorders While most children experience the occasional bad night, some kids are affected by disorders that routinely disturb their sleep. Sleep-wake disorders impair the quality or quantity of a child’s sleep enough to undermine overall health and functioning.
Substance Use and Addictive Disorders A variety of unhealthy behaviors related to the use of alcohol or drugs. A teenager might have substance use disorder if he can’t control his use, his use is interfering with his functioning, or if his use involves risky or hazardous behavior.
Tourette’s and Tic Disorders Tic disorders are characterized by sudden, rapid motor movements (twitches, spasms) or verbal emissions (throat-clearing, blurted words), or both. Tics, which usually begin in childhood and peak in early adolescence, are generally experienced as involuntary, though they can be suppressed voluntarily for varying amounts of time.
Trauma and Stress Related Disorders A child has been exposed to a distressing event and has developed symptoms, ranging from irritability to emotional detachment, that are interfering with his ability to function.