Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Mina Dulcan, M.D., is Osterman Professor and Head of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Children's Memorial Hospital and the director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University. Dr. Dulcan is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American College of Psychiatrists. Dr. Dulcan is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She has published more than 60 articles, book chapters, and books, including Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Helping Parents, Youth, and Teachers Understand Medications for Behavioral and Emotional Problems, published by American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. She is the principal author of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and a co-author of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry practice parameters for the use of stimulant medications.

Part I: The Field of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: An Overview. Development of the subspecialty of child and adolescent psychiatry in the United States. Overview of development from infancy through adolescence. Role of culture, race, and ethnicity in child and adolescent psychiatry. Economic issues in child and adolescent psychiatry. Part II: Assessment and Diagnosis. Classification of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders. Concepts of diagnostic classification. Clinical assessment in infancy and early childhood. The clinical interview of the child. The clinical interview of the adolescent. The parent interview. Initial and diagnostic family interviews. Diagnostic interviews. Rating scales. Psychological and neuropsychological testing. Laboratory and diagnostic testing. Clinical genomic testing. Diagnosis and diagnostic formulation. Presentation of findings and recommendations. Part III: Developmental Disorders. Mental retardation. Autistic disorder. Other pervasive developmental disorders. Developmental disorders of learning, motor skills, and communication. Part IV: Schizophrenia, Other Psychotic Disorders, and Mood Disorders. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Mood disorders in prepubertal children. Mood disorders in adolescents. Part V: Attention-Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. Conduct and antisocial disorders in adolescence. Part VI: Anxiety Disorders. Separation anxiety disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Specific phobia, panic disorder, social phobia, and selective mutism. Pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder. Part VII: Eating Disorders. Feeding and eating disorders of infancy and early childhood. Infant and childhood obesity. Anorexia nervosa. Bulimia nervosa. Part VIII: Disorders Affecting Somatic Function. Tic disorders. Sleep disorders in infancy through adolescence. Disorders of elimination. Somatoform disorders. Part IX: Other Disorders and Special Issues. Adjustment and reactive disorders. Personality disorders. Substance abuse disorders. Gender identity and psychosexual disorders. Physical abuse of children. Sexual abuse of children. HIV and AIDS: global and United States perspectives. Suicide and suicidality. Forensic psychiatry. Part X: Treatment. Psychopharmacology. Psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy. Cognitive-behavior modification. Family therapy. Group psychotherapy. Hypnosis. Milieu treatment: inpatient, partial, residential. Index.