Speech Pathologists Tutors Psychiatrists Psychiatrists are medical doctors who have extensive additional training in the problems of children and family systems. The psychiatric evaluation involves a history of the child and family, including extended family. The history focuses on medical data, the longitudinal developmental data, and the interface between development of child and adults and the dynamic of that interface. Genetic factors, school history, psychological reports, teacher notes, and parental observation are all important aspects of the evaluation process.
Psychiatrists can prescribe medication as part of the treatment plan.