Kaplan and Sadock's Concise Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

by Sadock, Benjamin J.; Sadock, Virginia Alcott

• ISBN13: 9780781793872
• ISBN10: 0781793874
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-10
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This book presents updated clinical material on child and adolescent psychiatry from the best-selling Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry, Tenth Edition. Coverage includes clinically relevant information on normal and abnormal development; examination; neuroimaging; learning, communication and behavioral disorders; adolescent substance abuse; forensic issues; and the spectrum of psychiatric problems such as depression and bipolar disorders. Treatment chapters include a broad range of psychopharmacotherapeutic and psychotherapeutic techniques, and the many controversies related to appropriate use of medication in children are addressed. The book is DSM-IV-TR compatible and replete with case studies and tables, including DSM-IV-TR tables.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Assessment, Examination, and Psychologic Testing	p. 1
Mental Retardation	p. 13
Learning Disorders	p. 33
Motor Skills Disorder: Developmental Coordination Disorder	p. 44
Communication Disorders	p. 48
Pervasive Developmental Disorders	p. 65
Attention-Deficit Disorders	p. 79
Disruptive Behavior Disorders	p. 92
Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy or Early Childhood	p. 101
Tic Disorders	p. 108
Elimination Disorders	p. 117
Reactive Attachment Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood	p. 123
Stereotypic Movement Disorder and Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence Not Otherwise Specified	p. 127
Mood Disorders and Suicide	p. 132
Depressive Disorders and Suicide	p. 132
Early-Onset Bipolar Disorders	p. 143
Anxiety Disorders	p. 147
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	p. 147
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	p. 151
Separation Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Social Phobia	p. 154
Selective Mutism	p. 162
Early-Onset Schizophrenia	p. 166
Adolescent Substance Abuse	p. 171
Additional Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention	p. 177
Psychiatric Treatment	p. 184
Individual Psychotherapy	p. 184
Group Psychotherapy	p. 191
Residential, Day, and Hospital Treatment	p. 193
Biological Therapies	p. 197
Psychiatric Treatment of Adolescents	p. 205
Special Areas of Interest	p. 210
Forensic Issues	p. 210
Adoption and Foster Care	p. 214
Child Maltreatment and Abuse	p. 218
Impact of Terrorism on Children	p. 225
Index	p. 229
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