Child and adolescent psychiatry / David Coghill [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Forword; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; The history of child and adolescent psychiatry; 2 Classification of disorders; Diagnosis and classification; ICD-10; Differences between ICD-10 and DSM-IV; 3 Normal child development; Stage theories of psychosocial development; Attachment: definition, phases, and theories; Attachment: research and impact; Temperament: definition, course, and studies; Temperament: measurement and impact; The development of self-concept; Cognitive development; Moral development; Peer relationships; Adolescence: definitions and tasks.

Adolescence: theories of adolescent developmentsBrain development; 4 Abnormalities of child development; Psychiatric aspects of premature birth; Attachment disorders; Personality disorders; Gender identity disorders; Specific developmental disorders of speech and language; Sensory impairment; 5 Social and family effects; Parenting; Family conflict and divorce; Separation and loss; Care outside the family: general issues and residential care; Care outside the family: foster care and adoption; Bereavement; Ethnicity and culture; Refugees; Parental mental illness; 6 Pre-school problems.

Sleep disordersSleep disorders: management; Feeding issues; Enuresis; Encopresis and soiling; 7 School issues; Absence from school; Bullying; Special educational needs; Educational psychology services; 8 Mental retardation; Cognition and intelligence; Mental retardation: epidemiology; Mental retardation: aetiology; Mental retardation: psychiatric co-morbidity and effects on the family; Mental retardation: assessment; Mental retardation: approaches to management; Specific learning disability: language development and disorders; Specific learning disability: reading and reading disorders.

9 AssessmentPurpose and structure of assessment; Problem clarification; Interviewing children and adolescents; Genograms; Assessing family functioning; Diagnosis, formulation, and report writing; 10 The pervasive developmental disorders; The pervasive developmental disorders (PDD): definitions; Autism: definition; Autism: epidemiology; Autism: aetiology; Autism: assessment 1; Autism: assessment 2; Autism: management; Autism: prognosis and outcome; Rett's syndrome; Childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD): Heller's disease; Asperger syndrome: definitions.

Asperger syndrome: epidemiology, aetiology, diagnosis, management, prognosis11 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Definitions; Epidemiology; Aetiology; Assessment; Differential diagnosis; Co-morbid disorders; Management: general issues and decision making; Management: psychosocial treatments; Management: pharmacological 1; Management: pharmacological 2; Management: pharmacological 3; Prognosis, course, and outcome; Clinical example; 12 Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; Definitions and epidemiology; Aetiology; Assessment; Differential diagnosis and co-morbidity.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is a compact and easy to read book that brings together up-to-date and evidence-based information for child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychiatric trainees, specialist nursing staff and others interested in psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. The authors have extensive experience in research, teaching, service design, clinical assessments and evidence-based pharmacological and psychological treatments. They have published work in various areas of child and adolescent psychiatry and have considerable experience in provision of teaching at all lev.

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