More than 75 international contributors come together in this practical reference text offer concise but thorough coverage of the major disorders of childhood and adolescence. Included are complete sections on assessment and diagnosis and treatment. The book follows DSM-III-R criteria, offers a thorough discussion of all major disorders of childhood and adolescence, is richly illustrated with case examples, and includes coverage of such special topics as child sexual abuse, suicide, substance abuse, and AIDS.
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American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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978-0-88048-296-7 (9780880482967)
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Part 1 The field of child and adolescent psychiatry: classification of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders - an historical review; development of the subspecialty of chld and adolescent psychiatry; future trends in child and adolescent psychiatry. Part 2 Assessment and diagnosis: normal growth and development - an overview; concepts of diagnostic classification; clinical assessment in infancy and early childhood; clinical interview of the child; clinical interview of the adolescent; the parent interview; the family interview; use of rating scales and questionnaires; psychological and neuropsychological testing; laboaratory and diagostic testing; diagnosis and diagnostic formulation; presentation of findings and recommendations. Part 3 Developmental disorders: mental retardation; autistic disorder; other pervasive developmental disorders; developmental disorders of language and learning. Part 4 Schizophrenic and affective disorders: schizophrenic and psychotic disorders; mood disorders in children; mood disorders in adolescents. Part 5 Disorders of conduct and behaviour: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; oppositional defiant disorder; conduct disorder; conceptual and diagnostic issues; conduct disorders in childhood; adolescent conduct and antisocial disorders. Part 6 The anxiety disorders: separation anxiety, overanxious and avoidant disorders; obsessive-compulsive disorder; simple phobia, social phobia, and panic disorders; post traumatic stress disorder in children. Part 7 Eating and nutritional disorders: eating and nutritional disorders of infancy and early childhood; anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; obesity of infancy and childhood. Part 8 Tic and movement disorders: tic, stereotypy, and habit disorders. Part 9 Disorders in somatic function: sleep disorders - infancy through adolescence; disorders of elimination; concept and classification of psychosomatic disorders; the somatoform disorders. Part 10 Special issues in childhood and adoleescence: substance use and abuse; gender identity and psychosexual disorders; adjustment and reactive disorders; child physical abuse; child sexual abuse; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; suicide and suicidality; personality disorders; forensic psychiatry. Part 11 Treatment: psychopharmacology; psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy; behaviour modification; focused timelimited psychotherapy and crisis intervention; family therapy; group therapy; hypnosis.
