The PsicoGUIA App is a tool that gathers the main warning signs in mental health during early childhood, school age and adolescence. Its function allows parents to access information on which symptoms may indicate the possible presence of a psychological disorder. It can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play.
What are the benefits of using it?
According to specialists in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the benefits are the following:
- Prevent future psychoeducational problems.
- Distinguish whether a symptom is a normal manifestation of the evolutionary age in which the child or adolescent is, or on the contrary, it is significant and it is necessary to go deeper in search of a possible problem.
- Family support and information on the signs and symptoms that may be due to a psychological disorder.
- Identifying the warning signs of mental health in childhood and adolescence.
What is the importance of early detection of mental health problems in childhood and adolescence?
It is important and very necessary to detect problems as early as possible in order to intervene early, putting in place all the necessary mechanisms in order to curb their consequences as soon as possible during the growth stage of the child and adolescent. Thus, the earlier the diagnosis and intervention, the better the therapeutic response.