I am a student working on a research project to study the effect that a hearing sibling has on the social development of a deaf child. I am looking for ways to assess the social skills of a deaf child (or any child), as well as confidence levels in different social situations and self image in general. I am looking for the names or descriptions of any tests or kinds of questions you think might be useful, or websites or texts where I might be able to find these resources. Thank you for your time.    Dr. Pies' Answer

Currently I am taking Zoloft for anger management. I do not feel that it is working all of the time. Would you please send me a list of alternative medications commonly used for anger management, that I could research before switching. What else is recommended?    Dr. Pies' Answer

How do you go about challenging the ruling of an HMO to discontinue treatment? Is there any set protocol that you would recommend?    Dr. Pies' Answer