Textbook of pediatric neuropsychiatry
Spanning the fields of pediatric medicine, pediatric neurology, and child and adolescent psychiatry, Textbook of Pediatric Neuropsychiatry is the definitive resource on all aspects of pediatric neuropsychiatry. Written by world-renowned experts in the field, this comprehensive text provides child and adolescent psychiatrists, neurologists, pediatricians, and other clinicians with complete coverage of the latest developments in research, theory, assessment and diagnosis, treatment, and other vital aspects of clinical practice
Print Book, English, 1998
American Psychiatric Press, Washington, D.C., 1998
xxii, 1566 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
9780880487665, 0880487666
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Introduction to pediatric neuropsychiatry
Pediatric neuropsychiatry
Normal development of the nervous system
Disturbances of brain development
Cortical-subcortical circuitry for movement, cognition, and behavior
Normal childhood growth and physical development
Neuropsychiatric assessment of the child and adolescent
Normal behavioral development
Normal personality development
Examination I: special techniques for the infant and young child
Examination II: clinical evaluation of cognitive/behavioral function
Examination III: Neuropsychological testing
Examination IV: psychoeducational evaluation
Neuroimaging I: anatomic imaging of the developing human brain
Neuroimaging II: functional imaging
Electrophysiological studies I: quantitative electroencephalography
Electrophysiological studies II: evoked potentials and event-related potentials
Neuropsychiatric aspects of psychiatric and behavioral disorders of children and adolescents
Mood disorders
Autism
"Nonautistic" pervasive developmental disorders
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder I: neurobiological and clinical aspects of attention and disorders of attention
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder II: neuropsychiatric aspects
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder III: disturbances of vigilance (wakefulness)
Conduct disorder and sociopathy
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
Anxiety disorders
Substance use disorders
Childhood-onset schizophrenia
Neuropsychiatric aspects of neurological disorders of children and adolescents
Mental retardation
Dyslexia and language-based learning disabilities
Nonverbal learning disabilities and motor skills disorders
Neurobiology of language development
Speech and language disorders
Sleep disorders
Stroke in infants and children
Blindness and severe visual impairment
Deafness and hearing impairment
White matter diseases
Neurometabolic disease
Tics and tourette syndrome
Sydenham's chorea, Huntington's disease, and other movement disorders
Epilepsy syndromes
Neurocutaneous syndromes
Cerebral dysgenesis
Cerebral palsy and hypoxic-hemodynamic brain lesions in the newborn
Traumatic brain injury
Spina bifida and hydrocephalus
Infections of the nervous system
Pediatric brain tumors
Medical diseases
Principles of treatment in pediatric neuropsychiatry
Neuropsychopharmacology I: basic principles
Neuropsychopharmacology II: antidepressants, mood stabilizers, neuroleptics (antipsychotics), and anxiolytics
Neuropsychopharmacology III: psychostimulants
Neuropsychopharmacology IV: anticonvulsants
Electroconvulsive therapy
Genetic evaluation, counseling, and treatment
Psychological and behavioral interventions
Family systems interventions
Psychoeducational interventions
Residential and community treatment programs
Selected legal issues