Adolescent Psychiatry

[maranatha]

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If one wants to work with adolescents and adults (age 12 and up only), is it necessary to do a fellowship in C&A psychiatry or is it enough to take additional electives in 4th year and request adolescent patients for psychotherapy starting in 3rd year?

Thank you!

 

[josehernandez94]

I've been wondering pretty much the exact same thing.

 

[Doc Samson]

If one wants to work with adolescents and adults (age 12 and up only), is it necessary to do a fellowship in C&A psychiatry or is it enough to take additional electives in 4th year and request adolescent patients for psychotherapy starting in 3rd year?

Thank you!

According to Mrs. Doc Samson (a C&A psychiatrist): you don't HAVE to do a C&A fellowship to treat adolescents, but you should because:

1) You won't really know what the f@#$ you're doing since "adolescents aren't just little adults"

and

2) Your legal liability is massively increased if you're treating kids and you're not a fellowship trained C&A psychiatrist. Imagine yourself under cross-examination "So, doctor, even though the APA, AACAP, and the ABPN all recommend at least 2 years of specialty fellowship training to treat someone of this age, you figured you were all set after just the standard residency?"

 

[josehernandez94]

According to Mrs. Doc Samson (a C&A psychiatrist): you don't HAVE to do a C&A fellowship to treat adolescents, but you should because:

1) You won't really know what the f@#$ you're doing since "adolescents aren't just little adults"

and

2) Your legal liability is massively increased if you're treating kids and you're not a fellowship trained C&A psychiatrist. Imagine yourself under cross-examination "So, doctor, even though the APA, AACAP, and the ABPN all recommend at least 2 years of specialty fellowship training to treat someone of this age, you figured you were all set after just the standard residency?"

Really interesting points. Thanks a lot!