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"I recently had the opportunity to take a tour of the Child Mind Institute, an innovative center in New York City focused on treating children with mental health disorders and educating everyone about mental health. Among the most interesting things I saw: the private rooms used for parent-child interaction therapy. When you think about bringing a child with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) to a therapist, you probably imagine sitting with an expert in a clinical-looking room or maybe having the therapist just play with your child in an effort to figure him out. But that&amp;#039;s not how it&amp;#039;s done\u2014at least not anymore. &amp;quot;Some of the things I learned in school would be considered malpractice today,&amp;quot; says Steven Kurtz, PhD, senior director of the ADHD and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Center at the Child Mind Institute. Instead, the current evidence-based treatment is parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT). Here&amp;#039;s how it works: After a child has been evaluated and diagnosed with ADHD, a parent meets with a therapist to learn specific skills aimed at changing the child&amp;#039;s disruptive behaviors. Later, the parent and child head into the PCIT treatment room, which is filled with toys and activities. There&amp;#039;s also a &amp;quot;time out&amp;quot; chair and more closed off &amp;quot;time out&amp;quot; area where unruly kids can be sent if they don&amp;#039;t follow the instructions doled out by mom or dad. The parent wears a tiny microphone in her ear so she can receive instructions from the therapist, who is watching from behind a two-way mirror. The best part is that this method really works: Studies have shown that it&amp;#039;s very effective, and parents are more satisfied with it than other treatments. Has your child ever been treated for ADHD? What worked for you? You can learn more about PCIT here. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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