Kaplan and Sadock's Concise Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Author | : Benjamin J. Sadock |
Publisher | : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 0781793874 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780781793872 |
Rating | : 4/5 (872 Downloads) |
Download or read book Kaplan and Sadock's Concise Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry written by Benjamin J. Sadock and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2009 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents updated clinical material on child and adolescent psychiatry from the best-selling Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry, Tenth Edition. Coverage includes clinically relevant information on normal and abnormal development; examination; neuroimaging; learning, communication and behavioral disorders; adolescent substance abuse; forensic issues; and the spectrum of psychiatric problems such as depression and bipolar disorders. Treatment chapters include a broad range of psychopharmacotherapeutic and psychotherapeutic techniques, and the many controversies related to appropriate use of medication in children are addressed. The book is DSM-IV-TR compatible and replete with case studies and tables, including DSM-IV-TR tables.