Table of Contents

Section I. Psychiatric Principles and Practice 1Clinical Decision Making in Psychiatry, Barry Nurcombe
2Psychiatric Epidemiology, Dan G. Blazer
3Psychiatric Genetics, John I. Nurnberger, Jr. and Wade Berrettini
4The Psychiatric Interview, Barry Nurcombe and Michael H. Ebert
5Diagnostic Encounter for Children and Adolescents, Barry Nurcombe
6Psychological and Neurological Assessment, James S. Walker, Howarrd B. Roback, and Larry Welch
7Diagnostic Evaluation for Children and Adolescents, Barry Nurcombe and Michael G. Tramontana
8Developmental Psychology, Kenneth A. Dodge
9Psychopharmacologic Interventions, Richard C. Shelton
10Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions, Travis Thompson and Steven D. Hollon
11Psychodynamic and Social Interventions, James I. Nash and James W. Lomax
12Diagnostic Formulation, Treatment Planning, and Modes of Treatment in Children and Adolescents, Barry Nurcombe
13Preventive Psychiatry,Barry Nurcombe Section II. Psychiatric Disorders in Adults
14Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Syndromes, Joseph A. Kwentus and Howard Kirshner
15Substance-Related Disorders, Peter R. Martin
16Schizophrenia, Herbert Y. Meltzer, William V. Bobo, Stephan H. Heckers, and S. Hossein Fatemi
17Other Psychotic Disorders, Richard C. Shelton
18Mood Disorders, Peter T. Loosen and Richard C. Shelton
19Anxiety Disorders, Richard C. Shelton
20Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder, Douglas C. Johnson, John H. Krystal, and Steven M. Southwick
21Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, William A. Hewlett
22Somatoform Disorders, Charles V. Ford
23Factitious Disorders and Malingering, Charles V. Ford
24Dissociative Disorders, Barry Nurcombe
25Sexual Dysfunction and Paraphilias, Richard Balon and R. Taylor Segraves
26Eating Disorders, Harry E. Gwirtsman, James E. Mitchell, and Michael H. Ebert
27Sleep Disorders, Camellia P. Clark, Polly J. Moore, and J. Christian Gillin
28Impulse-Control Disorders, John W. Thompson, Jr. and Daniel K. Winstead
29Adjustment Disorders, Ronald M. Salomon and Lucy Salomon
30Personality Disorders, David Janowsky Section III. Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents
31 Intellectual Disability, Ludwik S. Szymanski, Sandra L. Friedman, and Elizabeth L. Leonard
32Learning Disorders, Michael G. Tramontana
33Motor Skills Disorder and Communication Disorders, Michael G. Tramontana and Barry Nurcombe
34Autism and the Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Fred R. Volker
35Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Thomas Spencer
36Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder, Barry Nurcombe
37Substance-Related Disorders in Adolescents, Yifrah Kaminer and Deborah R. Simkin
38Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents, David A. Brent
39Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, David A. Brent and Lisa Pan
40Suicidal Behaviorand Children and Adolescents, Robert A. King
41Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Barry Nurcombe
42Child Maltreatment, William Bernet
43 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents following a Single-Event Trauma, Brett McDermott
44 Tourette Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents, Michael H. Bloch and James F. Leckman
45 Developmental Disorders of Attachment, Feeling, Elimination, and Sleeping, Barry Nurcombe
46 Gender Identity Disorder, William Bernet
47 Psychological Reactions to Acute and Chronic Systemic Illness in Pediatric Patients, Barry Nurcombe Section IV. Psychiatry in Special Settings
48 Emergency Psychiatry, Michael J. Sernyak, Jr. and Robert M. Rohrbaugh
49 Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Catherine Chiles and Thomas N. Wise
50 Forensic Psychiatry, William Bernet
Index

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