Full Description
Major changes in behaviors, thoughts, or emotions in children and adolescents may represent an underlying, diagnosable neurological disorder requiring further evaluation and treatment. When should you suspect these disorders? How can you avoid the devastating effects of missing them? How do you avoid unnecessary testing? Principles of Pediatric Neuropsychiatry through Complex Clinical Cases combines the knowledge and experience of seasoned neurologists and psychiatrists to answer these questions. This book invites the reader to join in the analysis of 12 different children and adolescents with neuropsychiatric presentations, from the first symptoms through diagnosis, management, and the discussion with the family. This book provides concise, timely, and practical discussions of important neuropsychiatric conditions, including autoimmune encephalitis, sleep disorders, catatonia, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury. Written by leading experts in the field, this book will benefit physicians and mental health practitioners involved in assessing and treating children and adolescents.
Contents
1. Introduction
Part I. My child cannot pay attention
2. "Jared cannot pay attention and has been misbehaving"
3. "Johnny spaces out all the time"
4. "Danny is having difficulty concentrating and is not motivated to do any of his school work"
Part II. My Child is Acting Strangely
5. "Ruth is yelling at people who are not there"
6. "Jacob thinks we are trying to kill him"
7. "Sam is saying strange things"
8. "Brian is hearing voices"
Part III. My child won't get out of bed
9. "Melissa won't leave her room"
10. "Lynette won't move or speak to us"
Part IV. My child cannot control his temper
11. "Danielle has been having so many tantrums"
12. "Sara has been having aggressive outbursts"
13. "We all have to walk on eggshells around Tony"
