Article: Troubled kids left waiting for care; Shortage of child psychiatrists in region creates anxiety for families seeking assistance.(Main)

Byline: MATT PACENZA Staff Writer {FACTBOX} In practice Child psychiatrists in the Capital Region listed by the New York State Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors: - Rensselaer County - 1 - Schenectady County -2 - Saratoga County -11 - Albany County -13

Four years ago, Susan was desperate. Her 14-year-old daughter had seizures that left her on the floor, writhing and drooling, semiconscious but with her eyes wide open.

After tests ruled out any physical cause, Susan and her daughter's doctor suspected the teen had a mental health problem. When the seizures got worse, her daughter went to a psychiatric hospital, where she was diagnosed with ...

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