Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for the Specialty Board Review

Caitlin R. Costello, MD, is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, at the University of California, San Francisco, USA. She is the training director of the child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship program and the medical director of child and adolescent outpatient services at Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics. Her interests include medical education, curriculum development, obsessive-compulsive and tic disorders, the interface between psychiatry and the legal system, and juvenile justice. Lauren T. Schumacher, MD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, at the University of California, San Francisco, USA. She specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry with a particular interest in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety disorders. She has presented at national conferences and is the author of multiple book chapters on pharmacological treatment of ADHD. She is also active in child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship training and medical student education.

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Part I: Multiple-Choice Questions

1 Normal Growth and Development

2 Neurodevelopmental Disorders

3 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

4 Bipolar and Related Disorders and Depressive Disorders

5 Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders

6 Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders, and Dissociative Disorders

7 Feeding and Eating Disorders, Elimination Disorders, and Obesity

8 Somatic Symptoms and Related Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders

9 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

10 Special Issues (Diverse Populations, Medically Ill Children, Suicide, and Abuse)

11 Psychological Testing and Rating Scales

12 Psychopharmacology and Medication-Induced Movement Disorders and Other Adverse Effects of Medication

13 Psychotherapies

14 Treatment Settings

15 Special Topics (Consultation, Forensics, and Public Health)

16 Research Design, Statistics, and Technologies

Part II: Clinical Cases

17 Case Histories, Clinical Assessment, Differential Diagnosis, Formulation, and Treatment Planning