If your child has a psychological or behavioral condition that needs ongoing attention, he or she may benefit from an evaluation. This evaluation would be by a team of child and adolescent psychiatry specialists. Your child also may benefit from an evaluation if he or she is experiencing temporary challenges from stressful events in life. The psychiatry specialists at Riley at IU Health provide diagnostic and treatment services for children of all ages.
Helping Children and Families With Expert Evaluation and Treatment
Helping Children and Families With Expert Evaluation and Treatment
Our team includes child and adolescent psychiatrists. It also includes clinical child psychologists and psychiatric social workers. They work together to check your child's condition and provide a treatment plan to address his or her needs.
The Psychiatry Department at Riley at IU Health offers the following specialty programs. These meet a wide range of pediatric and adolescent behavioral health needs.
Christian Sarkine Autism Treatment Center
Children with autism spectrum disorder receive care at Riley at IU Health Christian Sarkine Autism Treatment Center. Your child may struggle with social interactions, communication and other developmental abnormalities. The behavioral health specialists at the treatment center can help.
ADHD/Disruptive Behavior Disorders Program
There are a few reasons your child may be a candidate for evaluation and treatment. These reasons include a persistent, severe pattern of inattention. It may also be hyperactivity and impulsivity. The ADHD/Disruptive Behavior Disorders Program at Riley at IU Health offers this evaluation and treatment. This program also offers diagnostic and treatment services for other issues. Such concerns may be oppositionality, defiance, outbursts, rule-breaking and problems controlling anger.
Mood Disorders Program
The Mood Disorders Program at Riley at IU Health provides evaluation and care if your child has mood disturbances. Those disturbances can include:
- Depression
- Loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities
- Irritability
- Social isolation
- Suicidal ideation
OCD/Tic/Anxiety Disorders Program
The OCD/Tic/Anxiety Disorders Program diagnoses and treats children with any of the following symptoms:
- Recurrent obsessions or compulsions that are severe enough to impair daily living significantly
- Recurrent tics, vocal noises or outbursts
- Apprehension, fearfulness or anxiety
- Trichotillomania (hair loss from repeated urges to pull or twist the hair until it breaks off)
Dual Diagnosis Program
Your child may have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and also struggles with substance abuse. If so, the Dual Diagnosis Program at Riley at IU Health can help. This outpatient program is for children and teens 10 to 18 years old. Your child may have a combination of psychiatric and behavioral problems. The program can help your child and family deal with those challenges.
Pediatric Psychology Testing Program
The Pediatric Psychology Testing Program offers evaluations. These consist of standardized psychological tests for many abilities, disorders and problems. These may include:
- Attention and learning problems
- Intellectual ability strengths and weaknesses
- Complex anxiety
- Mood disorders
Hospital-based Psychiatric Care
Riley Children’s Health also provides Indiana’s only Emergency Department Behavioral Health Access Center staffed by in-person child psychiatrists and a multidisciplinary Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Service that provides mental health assessments and unique treatment services for medically hospitalized patients. The Simon Skjodt Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit is Indiana’s only dialectical behavior therapy-informed child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient unit. The unit at Riley Hospital for Children cares for children, age 5 to 17, who need intensive psychiatric or eating disorder treatment.
What to Expect
What to Expect
Our psychiatrists, psychologists and clinical social workers provide expert care. This comes through advanced, evidence-based treatments for psychiatric diagnoses and behavior problems. Treatments may include:
- Individual psychotherapy. Your child works one-on-one with a therapist to learn coping strategies. They will build skills and address challenges in your child's feelings, beliefs and behaviors.
- Family therapy. The therapist works with both you and your child. They will work to change family interactions and structure to improve your child's behavior and adjustment.
- Medication. Your child may need treatment using medicines. These medicines help regulate brain-based psychological and behavioral problems.
- Behavioral modification. The therapist works with you and your child on specific behavioral goals. These goals include the situations or consequences that maintain or change them.
Research
Research
Research and the advancement of psychiatric practice are essential to the Psychiatry Department at Riley at IU Health. The department is integrated with the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM). Our psychologists and psychiatrists are IUSM faculty members. The IUSM is one of the nation's largest medical schools, which allows us to be part of innovative research in psychiatric disorders.
The Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry has had faculty members make significant research discoveries. They have contributed to understanding many psychiatric disorders, including addictions, ADHD, mood disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and autism.
Our team continues to lead in groundbreaking clinical research. We have active research projects supported by the National Institutes of Health and other sources. These partnerships help testing and refinement of new medical treatments.
Conditions & Services
Conditions Treated
Our pediatric specialists provide patient- and family-centered care for most related conditions. The links below provide more specific information about some, but not all, of the conditions that we treat.
Services Offered
We offer a number of different Child Psychiatry services. Below are some, but not all, of the services that we provide. If you have a question about a specific service that is not listed here, please contact our department.
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Locations
Doctors
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Locations
Locations
Riley Child Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
1002 Wishard Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Charis Center for Eating Disorders
6640 Intech Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46278
Related Programs
Related Programs
We provide multispecialty care for a number of conditions. Below are links to our related programs.
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The Psychiatry Department at Riley at IU Health fosters an environment of collaboration to provide the best care for every child. Any doctor, healthcare professional or healthcare agency may refer a patient.
Referrals can be made by calling the department at 317.944.8162. Referrals also can be made by calling the Indiana Medical Access and Communication System (IMACS) at 317.916.3500 or 800.622.4989. IMACS is available 24 hours a day.
Refer A Patient
Riley at IU Health works with referring physicians in Indiana and beyond.
Refer A PatientResearch
Visit the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine for information about the latest research in the field of psychiatry.
Education
In partnership with the IU School of Medicine, the Psychiatry Department at Riley at IU Health is involved in education and training. This training includes medical students, residents and fellows in the field of psychiatry. It also includes clinical psychology interns and graduate students.