Behavioral
Health Screening

What is Behavioral Health?

Behavioral health or mental health is an often unnoticed and maybe even ignored aspect of general well-being. When it comes to children, it can be especially difficult to counsel or treat individuals with any problems of behavioral nature. There can be specialized programs and services for behavioral or emotional difficulties being faced by children and adolescents.

Importance of Behavioral Health

Behavior can be affected by quite a few factors. Not everyone has the same mental state and can be expected to react to their environment the same way. Some children might experience stress and break down, while others might just become withdrawn. In such a scenario, you need expert advice and specialized training to help children in such situations. Behavioral health services work hand in hand with medical care. Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for a wide range of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral disorders are provided by experts.

Families work along with specialists in order to chart out a comprehensive evaluation and a treatment plan. When it comes to treatment, education, supportive psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, relaxation training and psychopharmacology are options that can be explored. Irrespective of what is used as a treatment option, family focused care is the central priority.

Therapies can be provided for the following:

• Loss and grief
• Anxiety/fears/worries
• Obsessive-compulsive behaviors
• Defiance and acting-out behaviors
• Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
• Chronic illness and behavioral medicine
• Depression or problems with mood disorders

It is important to understand that mental health or behavior might just sound like a small problem. It can gradually gravitate towards more serious concerns. It is imperative that any kind of stress, depression, anxiety issues are treated and dealt with at the earliest.