Full Description
Established for fifteen years as the standard work in the field, Melvin Lewis's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook is now in its Fourth Edition. Under the editorial direction of Andres Martin and Fred R. Volkmar-two of Dr. Lewis's colleagues at the world-renowned Yale Child Study Center-this classic text emphasizes the relationship between basic science and clinical research and integrates scientific principles with the realities of drug interactions.This edition has been reorganized into a more compact, clinically relevant book and completely updated, with two-thirds new contributing authors. The new structure incorporates economics, diversity, and a heavy focus on evidence-based practice. Numerous new chapters include genetics, research methodology and statistics, and the continuum of care and location-specific interventions.A companion Websiteprovides instant access to the complete, fully searchable text.
Contents
SECTION HEADINGSSystems-Centered Approach / Prevailing and Shifting Paradigms: A Historical Perspective / Ethics / Education and Training / Child and Family Policy / Money Matters: Funding CareDiverse Populations:Cultural Child and Adolescent/ The Hearing or Visually ImpairedSCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS:Research MethodologyUnderstanding Research Methods and Statistics / Evidence-Based Practice / Respect for ChildrenEPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTHEpidemilogyGENETICSFrom Genes to Brain/ Assessing Risk Molecular Basis of Select ChildhoodNEUROSCIENCESNeuroimaging Methods in the Study of Childhood Psychiatric Disorders /Neurochemistry,Harmacodynamics,and Biological Psychiatry A DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK:NORMAL DEVELOPMENTThe Infant and Toddler / The Preschool child/ Development of School-Age Children / Adolescence / Developmental PsychopathologyNOSOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION, AND DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTClassificationDIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTClinical Assessment of Infants and Toddlers/ Clinical Assessment of Children and AdolescentsSPECIFIC DISORDERS AND SYNDROMESDEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERSAutism and the Persuasive Developmental Disorders/ Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents Causes and ManagementANXIETY DISORDERSObsessive-Compulsive Disorder/ Trichotillomania /Tic DisordersEATING DISORDERSAnorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa / Obesity / Sleep Disorders / Somatoform Disorders / Delirium and Catatonia/ Elimination Disorders: Enuresis and Encopresis / Gender Identity Disorders / Personality Disorders in Children and AdolescentsNEGLECT, ABUSE, AND TRAUMA-RELATED CONDITIONSChild Abuse and Neglect /Posttraumatic Stress Disorder / Reactive Attachment DisorderTreatmentPEDIATRIC PSYCHOOPHARMACOLOGYPSYCHOTHERAPIESPEDIATRICSThe Consultation and Liaison Processes to Pediatrics/ Mental Health Issues in the Medically Ill Child or AdolescentTHE LAWThe Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Court/ Divorce and Child Custody
