The Infant and Toddler
The Infant and Toddler Linda C. Mayes Walter S. Gilliam Laura Stout Sosinsky The role of child psychiatry in care of infants and toddlers is expanding especially as the diagnostic…
Neurochemistry, Pharmacodynamics, and Biological Psychiatry
Neurochemistry, Pharmacodynamics, and Biological Psychiatry George M. Anderson Andrés Martin Introduction Continuing advances in basic neurobiology and psychopharmacology have led to a greatly expanded knowledge of brain functioning and hold…
Neuroimaging Methods in the Study of Childhood Psychiatric Disorders
Neuroimaging Methods in the Study of Childhood Psychiatric Disorders The MRI Unit at Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute Abbreviations AC Anterior Commissure ADHD Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder BOLD Blood…
Molecular Basis of Select Childhood Psychiatric Disorders
Molecular Basis of Select Childhood Psychiatric Disorders Paul J. Lombroso James F. Leckman The past decade has seen remarkable progress in the application of molecular genetic strategies to the study…
Assessing Risk: Gene Discovery
Assessing Risk: Gene Discovery Thomas Fernandez Matthew W. State Introduction There is indisputable evidence for the heritability of most early-onset psychiatric illnesses. However, the specific genes conveying risk for these…
From Genes to Brain: Developmental Neurobiology
From Genes to Brain: Developmental Neurobiology James F. Leckman Flora M. Vaccarino Paul J. Lombroso Human beings are complex living organisms that can be characterized by their appearance and behavior…
Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders
Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders David A. Mrazek Patricia J. Mrazek Introduction The research evidence that supports preventive interventions has developed to a point that it is reasonable to establish public…
Epidemiology
Epidemiology Eric Fombonne This chapter introduces the reader to basic concepts and terminology used in epidemiological research. In the first part, we illustrate how epidemiologists measure disease occurrence, design studies,…
Respect for Children as Research Subjects
Respect for Children as Research Subjects Robert J. Levine “So act as to treat humanity, whether in thine own person or in that of any other, in every case as…
Evidence-Based Practice as a Conceptual Framework
Evidence-Based Practice as a Conceptual Framework John Hamilton Introduction David Sackett, an internist and epidemiologist, historically defined an evidence-based medicine approach as consisting of five steps: Converting the need for…
