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Providers must be aware of the subtleties in diagnosis of these two disorders.
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
■ OMAR SHAH, MD is a PGY II resident in a general residency program at the Delaware Psychiatric Center in New Castle. Dr. Shah is interested in pursuing a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
■ SAHAR ZAIDI, MD is a PGY III psychiatry resident at the Delaware Psychiatry Residency Program.
■ ERICA BURGOON, PhD is a clinical psychologist who specializes in providing trauma-informed care of children and adolescents. She is currently the Clinical and Training Director at the Terry Children’s Center in New Castle.
■ IMRAN TRIMZI, MD is a board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist practicing
at the Terry Children’s Center. He is the past Residency Training Director of the Delaware Psychiatry Residency Program and currently
is the President of Med Psych Services, an outpatient psychiatric and addiction practice in Wilmington.
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