Description
Book SynopsisPresents clinical material on child and adolescent psychiatry. This book covers topics including clinically relevant information on: normal and abnormal development; examination; neuroimaging; and, adolescent substance abuse. It features treatment chapters including a range of psychopharmacotherapeutic and psychotherapeutic techniques.
Table of ContentsAssessment, Examination, and Psychological Testing
Mental Retardation
Learning Disorders
Motor Skills Disorder: Developmental Coordination Disorder
Communication Disorders
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Attention-Deficit Disorders
Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy or Early Childhood
Tic Disorders
Elimination Disorders
Reactive Attachment Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood
Stereotypic Movement Disorder and Disorder of Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence Not Otherwise Specified
Mood Disorders and Suicide
Depressive Disorders and Suicide
Early-Onset Bipolar Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Separation Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Social Phobia
Selective Mutism
Early-Onset Schizophrenia
Adolescent Substance Abuse
Additional Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention
Psychiatric Treatment
Individual Psychotherapy
Group Psychotherapy
Residential, Day, and Hospital Treatment
Biological Therapies
Psychiatric Treatment of Adolescents
Special Areas of Interest
Forensic Issues
Adoption and Foster Care
Child Maltreatment and Abuse
Impact of Terrorism on Children
