3 NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS Neurodevelopmental disorders form a new section in DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013), grouping conditions with very early onset. Consistent with the overall organization of DSM-5, they are…
17 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY SPECIAL ISSUES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS General Principles In the treatment of psychiatric disturbances in children and adolescents, psychopharmacology may be a key part of a multimodal treatment…
18 PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENTS The ideal mental health service delivery system provides a continuum of care (i.e., integrated programs at all levels of intensity) in which the child and family can…
16 SPECIAL CLINICAL CIRCUMSTANCES This chapter covers a wide variety of situations and conditions that are not psychiatric diagnoses but in which psychiatric clinical skills may be useful or even…
12 SLEEP-WAKE DISORDERS Nearly 25% of all children experience a sleep disorder at some time. Sleep complaints are related to the quality, timing, and amount of sleep. The common feature…
15 SUBSTANCE-RELATED AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS CLINICAL DESCRIPTION DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013) no longer includes separate diagnoses for substance abuse and dependence. A single list of criteria is provided for…
13 GENDER DYSPHORIA KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY Sex refers to anatomical and genetic characteristics associated with being male or female. For most babies, a natal sex is assigned at birth…
9 TRAUMA- AND STRESSOR-RELATED DISORDERS Trauma- and stressor-related disorders are a new category in DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013) that includes reactive attachment disorder, disinhibited social engagement disorder, posttraumatic stress…
5 BIPOLAR DISORDER CLINICAL DESCRIPTION DSM-5 breaks out bipolar and related disorders into their own chapter (American Psychiatric Association 2013). The DSM-5 criteria for bipolar disorders are the same for…
7 ANXIETY DISORDERS Although fears and anxiety occur normally during development (Table 7–1), anxiety disorders in children remain underrecognized and undertreated and can lead to lack of social competence, rejection…
