Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

This text certainly has merit for trainees who might not be exposed to the full range of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders during their clinical rotations. The material in this synopsis reminds clinicians to be mindful of disorders that might not commonly be the primary focus of psychiatric assessment. Undoubtedly this concise text will be a useful resource for initial board review/examination preparation and has been a valuable reference in preparing for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada general psychiatry examination. The authors have succeeded in developing a text to reach a broad clinical audience, because this succinct overview is presented in a straightforward manner suitable for clinicians with varying degrees of clinical expertise. The text also is a helpful reference for medical students and junior residents learning about child and adolescent psychiatry. -- Matthew Morrissette, M.D., Sophia Hrycko, M.D. * Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry * This fifth edition remains a superb and up-to-date reference on child and adolescent psychiatry and I highly recommend it to any clinicians who are involved in the care of children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. -- Michael Schrift, D.O. * Doody's Book Review *

Mina K. Dulcan, M.D., is Margaret C. Osterman Professor of Child Psychiatry and Head of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics and Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Rachel R. Ballard, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois; and Attending Psychiatrist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Poonam Jha, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois; and Attending Psychiatrist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Julie M. Sadhu, M.D., is Director of Education in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois; and Attending Psychiatrist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

List of Tables About the Authors Preface to the Fifth Edition Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning Chapter 3. Neurodevelopmental Disorders Chapter 4. Schizophrenia Chapter 5. Bipolar Disorder Chapter 6. Depressive Disorders Chapter 7. Anxiety Disorders Chapter 8. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Chapter 9. Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders Chapter 10. Feeding and Eating Disorders Chapter 11. Elimination Disorders Chapter 12. Sleep-Wake Disorders Chapter 13. Gender Dysphoria Chapter 14. Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders Chapter 15. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders Chapter 16. Special Clinical Circumstances Chapter 17. Psychopharmacology Chapter 18. Psychosocial Treatments Appendix: Resources for Parents Index