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How To Cure Mental Illness Of A Child?

Hi there, I am getting desperate I am 31 years old, i have a 8 yr odl daughter, I am a recovery heroin and cocaine addict and so is her father, her fathercurrently till live in rochester ny but i moved away with my mom dughter and sister to start a new life, bother her father and i have been clean for months now. I am in a methadone maintence program right. But my main issue is daughter leah, she is completely out of comtrol she is pinching holes in walls, teling me to shut up, Thorwing things trashing rooms and tellling me that i dont want her. I habe been doong my best to be a good mother and i know she still has some resentment towarsd me but i am at my wits end with her, ive never laid a hand on her, I threaten to take away her cell phone, her computer and alot of the times i dont follow through, but this last episode i had to take her phone away for punching a hole in the wall, she has been disagnosed ith ODD obsessive defiance disorder and add, adhd. Alot of the doctors i take her to thing i am just tryin to medicate my child because she is so polite in public and at school, and a completely different person than she is at home.. she sees a social worker and a case worker but i just dont know what else to do any more! please help! thanks Renee Platt
Sat, 28 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Oppositional defiant disorder and ADHD can be treated with a combination of antipsychotics and stimulants/non-stimulants. Psychotherapy should also be included in the treatment regime. You need to discuss her symptoms and issues with her doctor and decide on the appropriate treatment.

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Dr. Lekshmi
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How To Cure Mental Illness Of A Child?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Oppositional defiant disorder and ADHD can be treated with a combination of antipsychotics and stimulants/non-stimulants. Psychotherapy should also be included in the treatment regime. You need to discuss her symptoms and issues with her doctor and decide on the appropriate treatment. Regards Dr. Lekshmi