Nicu Now Audio Support Series

Our NICU babies grow up and sometimes find themselves struggling to manage stress, anxiety, depression or navigating a disorder. Dr. Mitnaul, a child psychiatrist, shares how a child or adolescent may benefit from some extra assistance navigating those challenges.   In this episode, we chat about: How did you get from a biology degree to a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist? What is a child psychiatrist? How is that different from a child psychologist? Often, parents of NICU babies don't uncover other challenges in their children until they enter a school environment, or go through puberty. What are some things they should look for that might need to be addressed by a child or adolescent psychiatrist? How can parents find a psychiatrist and what questions should they ask to ensure it's a good fit for their child? Sometimes there's a stigma when a child is seeing a psychiatrist. What myths do you want to bust on that? What types of encouragement and information can people find on your TikTo