SFP 042 | Mental Health Q&A with Dr Rob Meeder - The Benefits (or Not) of A Diagnosis; The Role of Psychotropic Medications; Where Does Stress Come From; Healing From Trauma; And More!

In this episode Smart Family Podcast co-host Dr Rob Meeder tackles common questions about behaviour and mental health. With over 20 years experience as a pediatrician, and now with a practice devoted solely to families and children dealing with behaviour and mental health issues, Dr Rob is well-equiped to talk about topics like behaviour, stress, trauma and resilience. Plus find out more about common mental health diagnoses such as anxiety, autism and ADHD, the role of medications, and why a diagnostic label might sometimes be less useful than we think.

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