Contributors.Foreword.Preface to the Second Edition.Preface to the First Edition.Section 1: Assessment and Evaluation.1 Psychiatric Examination and Diagnosis in Children and Adolescents.2 Diagnostic Instruments.3 Psychiatric Evaluation: Biomedical Assessment.4 Strategic Treatment Planning and Therapeutic Interventions.Section 2: Diagnostic Categories.5 Developmental Disabilities: Mental Retardation and Pervasive Developmental Disorders.6 Developmental Disabilities: Learning Disorders.7 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders.8 Disruptive Disorders and Aggressive Behavior.9 Anxiety Disorders.10 Mood Disorders.11 Eating Disorders.12 Psychotic Disorders.13 Disorders with Physical Symptoms.14 Substance Use Disorders.Section 3: Clinical Conditions and Situations.15 Issues in Infant Psychiatry.16 Common Behavioral Issues in Clinical Practice.17 Chronic Illness in Children and Adolescents.18 The School's Role in the Psychosocial Development of Children.19 Child and Adolescent Sexuality.20 Risk Taking and Dangerous Behavior in Children and Adolescents.21 Evaluating and Managing Attachment Difficulties in Children.22 Child and Adolescent Responses to Trauma.Bibliography.Index
Professor Sandra Sexson, Chief of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA
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