Behavioral Pediatrics

ISBN-13: 9781461276630 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 471 str.

Donald E. Greydanus; MD Mark L. Wolraich; Robert J. Haggerty

Opis

BEHAVIORAL PADIATRICS has been developed to provide the primary-care physician with a practical guide to early recognition of an intervention in the significant problems increasingly affecting the emotional health of our children and adolescents. The first part of the volume introduces general concepts of normal development, assessment, and treatment. Part two focuses on specific behavioral pediatric disorders, with particular attention to practical approaches to diagnosis, management, and referral.

Spis treści

1A Basic Behavioral Pediatric Principles: General Concepts.- 1 Normal Psychological Development: Theories and Concepts.- 2 Child and Adolescent Sexuality: Perspectives and Recommendations.- 3 Homosexuality.- 1B Basic Behavioral Pediatric Principles: Assessment Concepts.- 4 Behavioral Assessment.- 5 Psychometric Testing.- 6 Behavioral and Developmental Disorders of the Infant and Young Child: Assessment and Management.- 7 Presenting Problems in Behavioral Disorders.- 1C Basic Behavioral Pediatric Principles: General Treatment Concepts.- 8 Communicating with Patients and Parents.- 9 Introduction to Family Therapy.- 10 Psychopharmacology: An Overview.- 2 Specific Behavioral Pediatric Concepts/Disorders.- 11 Abuse.- 12 Anxiety Disorders.- 13 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- 14 Infantile Autism.- 15 The Behavioral Aspects of Chronic Illness.- 16 Common Behavioral Problems.- 17 Child and Adolescent Depression and Suicide.- 18 Disruptive Behavior Disorders.- 19 Eating Disorders.- 20 Elimination Disorders.- 21 Failure to Thrive.- 22 Mental Retardation.- 23 Personality Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.- 24 Adolescent Pregnancy: Continuing Challenges.- 25 Is It “Real” or Is It “Psychosomatic”?: Basic Principles of Psychosomatic Medicine in Children and Adolescents.- 26 Schizophrenia in Childhood and Adolescence.- 27 Mental Health Aspects of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Adolescents.- 28 Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents.- 29 Academic Skills Disorders.- 30 Specific Speech and Language Disorder.- 31 Sports Medicine: Psychological Aspects.- 32 Chemical Dependency in the Adolescent.- 33 Tic Disorders in Children and Adolescents.- 465.