Child Neuropsychiatry is a specialized branch of medicine that deals with neurological and psychiatric disorders in the 0-18 age group.
Main application areas of child neuropsychiatry:
Developmental neurology
- Infantile cerebral palsy
- Neuromuscular diseases (e.g., muscular dystrophy, SMA)
- Developmental age headaches
- Epilepsy
- Head trauma
- Childhood brain tumors
- Delayed psychomotor development
- Movement disorders (e.g., tics)
Developmental psychiatry
- Intellectual disability
- Language disorders
- Motor coordination disorder
- Learning Disorders
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ADI-R and ADOS-2 administration)
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Disruptive disorders and emotional-behavioral dysregulation
- Mood disorders in childhood and adolescence
- Anxiety Disorder
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Psychotic disorders of childhood and adolescence.
- Eating disorders (developmental anorexia nervosa and bulimia)
- Personality Disorders
The outpatient clinic in private practice also ensures possible intake by other professionals:
- Speech therapist
- Neuropsychomotricist
- Developmental psychologist
OUTPATIENT SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES
- Speech-language evaluation for language and learning disorders
- Speech therapy treatment for language and learning disorders
- Speech therapy treatment by PROMPT method
- Myofunctional speech therapy
- ARM method treatment
OUTPATIENT NEUROPSYCHOMOTOR SERVICES
- Psychomotor assessment
- Psychomotor treatment (with possible specific protocols for dyspraxia)
- Bobath method treatment
- ARM method treatment
OUTPATIENT PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
- Psychological evaluation
- Administration of cognitive and psychopathological tests
- Individual and small group psychological therapy
- Individual and small group psychotherapy
- Couple psychotherapy
- Parent-training
- Autism Spectrum Disorders Treatment (Denver, ABA)
- EMDR
DSA Certification
DSA certification is a document attesting to the presence of a specific learning disorder and occurs through 2 outpatient accesses:
1. SPEECH EVALUATION
Bookable every Thursday with Drs. Angelini, Ravoni and Acquaviva on a rotating basis
2. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT with administration of cognitive test + NEUROPSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION.
Bookable on Mondays with Dr. Giulitti or Dr. Sozio + Dr. Macchione
Or on Thursdays with Dr. De Gasperis or Dr. Evetovic + Dr. Lucibello
The age for certification is from age 7 (second semester of second grade) to age 16 (second year of high school). Younger patients who contact the CUP due to school difficulties should be referred for NPI visit.
In case of certification performed with the SSN, patients will have to submit 3 prescriptions:
1) 94.01.1 – ADMINISTRATION OF INTELLIGENCE TESTS.
2) 89.7 – NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SPECIALIST EXAMINATION.
3) 94.02.1 – SUMMMINISTRATION OF MEMORY TESTS Implicit, explicit, short- and long-term memory
