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Thinking It Through with Dr. Naidoo, Child Psychiatrist

Thinking It Through with Dr. Naidoo, Child Psychiatrist

By: Shivana Naidoo M.D.
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When it comes to mental health treatment and your child, there are a ton of tough questions. What IS the diagnosis? Is therapy enough? Should we try medication? Is this a 'real' problem? Listen in as Dr. Shivana Naidoo M.D. , Child Psychiatrist and mother of 2, raises and answers these difficult questions and more. Tune in to hear her thinking it through for you.

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Episodes
  • Episode #116- How to Handle Your Child's Provider Saying They are "Not a Good Fit"

    Episode #116- How to Handle Your Child's Provider Saying They are "Not a Good Fit"
    Dec 12 2025

    In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo tackles the " Goodness of Fit" of a therapeutic intervention and patient. All treatments come to an end. Sometimes the patients want it first, sometimes the provider wants it first. Always- there are feelings on both ends about treatment ending or changing. Listen in as Dr. Naidoo shares why some providers may feel that they are no longer a ' good fit" for your child, and how to move forward from there.

    If You or someone you Love is in a mental health crisis- Please Call- 988
    If You or someone you Love is in a medical crisis - Please Call- 911

    For More information about Dr. Shivana Naidoo, MD, please visit www.DoBetterMD.com
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    17 mins
  • Episode #115- Sitting in the Patient's Seat- Reflections on How Doctors Speak to Patients

    Episode #115- Sitting in the Patient's Seat- Reflections on How Doctors Speak to Patients
    Dec 5 2025

    In this episode of TTDN, Dr. Naidoo switches seats and becomes a patient! She reflects on an interaction she had with her cardiologist and how this shifts her perspective of practice, patients understanding, and goals of education and empowerment in the medical setting. Dr. Naidoo reflects on feeling overwhelmed as a patient and provides insight on how to make sense of extensive medcial reccomendations.

    If You or someone you Love is in a mental health crisis- Please Call- 988
    If You or someone you Love is in a medical crisis - Please Call- 911

    For More information about Dr. Shivana Naidoo, MD, please visit www.DoBetterMD.com
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    18 mins
  • Episode #114- :"I Don't Want You to Drug Up My Kid"- Reflecting on Medication Resistance

    Episode #114- :"I Don't Want You to Drug Up My Kid"- Reflecting on Medication Resistance
    Nov 28 2025

    In this episodes of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo shares her experience of how she handles parents concern about psychiatric treatment of youth- particularly when they have recently been discharged from an inpatient mental health hospital. Dr. Naidoo shares the challenges of how over medicating youth in many inpatient psychiatric hospitals have lead to difficulties with building trust and heeding guidance from experienced medical professionals. Listen in to learn how she navigated this common concern and consider how this information can help you better advocate for your child's mental health care needs.

    If You or someone you Love is in a mental health crisis- Please Call- 988
    If You or someone you Love is in a medical crisis - Please Call- 911

    For More information about Dr. Shivana Naidoo, MD, please visit www.DoBetterMD.com
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    28 mins
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