Depressive Disorders
Depressive Disorders David A. Brent V. Robin Weersing In this chapter, we describe the nosology and epidemiology of unipolar depressive disorders in youth, risk factors for depression onset and recurrence,…
Childhood Onset Schizophrenia and Other Early-Onset Psychotic Disorders
Childhood Onset Schizophrenia and Other Early-Onset Psychotic Disorders Nitin Gogtay Judith Rapoport Background Psychotic disorders are rare in children although transient psychotic phenomena are more common in healthy and mildly…
Fire Behavior in Children and Adolescents
Fire Behavior in Children and Adolescents Steven J. Barreto Karen R. Zeff John R. Boekamp Margaret Paccione-Dyszlewski Introduction All children will naturally be exposed to fire during the early years…
Aggression in Children: An Integrative Approach
Aggression in Children: An Integrative Approach Joseph C. Blader Peter S. Jensen Introduction Aggressive and Prosocial Behavior A central goal of every human community is the mitigation of aggression between…
Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorders
Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorders Joseph M. Rey Garry Walter Cesar A. Soutullo … His academic performance declined, he became more sullen and argumentative, was occasionally truant or caught lying…
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Lacramioara Spetie M.D. L. Eugene Arnold M.D. Definition Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a syndrome of inattention, distractibility, restless overactivity, impulsiveness and other deficits of executive function. It…
Disorders of Communication
Disorders of Communication Rhea Paul Ph.D. Language, a unique and characteristic capacity of the human mind, is also one of its most vulnerable faculties. Virtually any disruption in cognitive function,…
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Elena L. Grigorenko Fundamentally, the concept of learning disabilities (LDs) has to do with society’s capacity “to monitor (and recruit) children for unexplained school failure in a way…
Mental Retardation
Mental Retardation Fred R. Volkmar Elisabeth M. Dykens Robert M. Hodapp Definition In DSM-IV-TR (1), mental retardation (MR) is defined on the basis of three essential features: subnormal intellectual functioning,…
Autism and the Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Autism and the Pervasive Developmental Disorders Fred R. Volkmar Catherine Lord Ami Klin Robert Schultz Edwin H. Cook The pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) comprise a group of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized…
