Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 5th Edition

by Michael Rutter (Institute of Psychiatry, London); Dorothy Bishop (University of Oxford); Daniel Pine (National Institute of Mental Health); Steven Scott (Institute of Psychiatry, London); Jim S. Stevenson (University of Southampton); Eric A. Taylor (

• ISBN13: 9781444300901
• ISBN10: 1444300903
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has become an established and accepted textbook of child psychiatry. Now completely revised and updated, the fifth edition provides a coherent appraisal of the current state of the field to help trainee and practising clinicians in their daily work. It is distinctive in being both interdisciplinary and international, in its integration of science and clinical practice, and in its practical discussion of how researchers and practitioners need to think about conflicting or uncertain findings.This new edition now offers an entirely new section on conceptual approaches, and several new chapters, including: neurochemistry and basic pharmacology brain imaging health economics psychopathology in refugees and asylum seekers bipolar disorder attachment disorders statistical methods for cliniciansThis leading textbook provides an accurate and comprehensive account of current knowledge, through the integration of empirical findings with clinical experience and practice, and is essential reading for professionals working in the field of child and adolescent mental health, and clinicians working in general practice and community pediatric settings.

Table of Contents

Conceptual Approaches

Developments in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Over

the Last 50 Years

Classification

Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Conceptual Issues

Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Formulation

Using Epidemiological and Longitudinal Approaches to Study Causal Hypotheses

Using Epidemiology to Plan Services: A Conceptual Approach

Children's Testimony

Legal Issues in the Care and Treatment of Children with Mental Health Problems

What Clinicians Need to Know about Statistical Issues and Methods

Health Economics

What Can We Learn from Structural and Functional Brain Imaging?

Neurobiological Perspectives on Developmental Psychopathology

Development and Psychopathology: A Life Course Perspective

Temperament and Personality

Sociocultural/Ethnic Groups and Psychopathology

Basic Neuropsychopharmacology

Clinical Neurophysiology

Psychological Treatments: Overview and Critical Issues for the Field

Clinical Assessment

Use of Structured Interviews and Observational Methods in Clinical Settings

Using Rating Scales in a Clinical Context

Psychological Assessment in the Clinical Context

Physical Examination and Medical Investigation

Influences on Psychopathology

Genetics

Behavioral Phenotypes and Chromosomal Disorders

Psychosocial Adversity and Resilience

Acute Life Stresses

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