App PsicoGUIA: detect psychological disorders in children and adolescents
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What is it and what the App PsicoGUIA?
The App PsicoGUIA is an instrument that brings together the major warning signs of mental health in early childhood, school age and adolescence.
What is your function?
Its function allows parents to access information about what symptoms can indicate the possible presence of a psychological disorder are.
What benefits might use?
According to specialists in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , the benefits are:
- Psicoeducativos prevent future problems.
- Tell whether a symptom is normal manifestation of developmental age at which the child / adolescent, or on the contrary is, it is significant and it is necessary to further search for a possible problem.
- Family support and information about signs and symptoms that may be due to a psychological disorder.
- Identify the warning signs of mental health in childhood and adolescence.
Where can we find it ?
We can download from iTunes and Google Play.
How important is early detection of mental health problems in childhood and adolescence?
It is important and necessary to detect problems as soon as possible to thus intervene early, launching all the necessary mechanisms in order to curb its consequences as soon as possible during the growth stage of the child / adolescent ay. Thus, the sooner it is diagnosed and intervene, the better the therapeutic response.
Signed by Dr. Jordi Sasot Llevadot and Ms. Jenifer Andreu Sánchez, Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychologist
