Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

This reference offers coverage of basic science aspects of child and adolescent psychiatry and in-depth treatment of recent advances in diagnostic imaging. Every therapeutic modality is covered. Insights into how child/adolescent psychiatry intersects with other fields are included.

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New or expanded chapters cover these topics: developmental aspects of psychoneuro-endocrinology; neuroimaging of the brain; development of communication; empirical research findings in normal adolescent development; DSM-IV classification; reactive attachment disorder; eating disorders in infants and children; pharmokinetics; psychopharmacotherapy; parent work; critical review of the psychotherapies; psychiatric issues in paediatric transplantation of bone marrow and solid organs; the burned child; school consultations; the role of the child expert in court evaluations, custody, and placement issues; ethics in child psychiatry; historical perspectives.