Schizophrenia
4 SCHIZOPHRENIA CLINICAL DESCRIPTION Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that most commonly emerges in early adulthood. DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013) criteria for schizophrenia are the same at all ages….
Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
14 DISRUPTIVE, IMPULSE-CONTROL, AND CONDUCT DISORDERS DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013) placed oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder into a new chapter that also includes intermittent explosive disorder (very rarely…
Feeding and Eating Disorders
10 FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013) placed all of the eating and feeding disorders in a single section, whether the typical onset is in early childhood…
Elimination Disorders
11 ELIMINATION DISORDERS DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013) placed elimination disorders in their own chapter (formerly grouped, in DSM-IV, under “Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence”). ENURESIS…
Introduction
1 INTRODUCTION The Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 5th Edition, offers an introduction to mental health care in children and adolescents to be used in conjunction with clinical…
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
8 OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS In DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was removed from the anxiety disorders chapter and placed in a newly created section entitled “Obsessive-Compulsive…
Evaluation and Treatment Planning
2 EVALUATION AND TREATMENT PLANNING EVALUATION A comprehensive evaluation includes obtaining a biopsychosocial history (Table 2–1); performing a mental status examination; ordering any additional tests; and obtaining records (with parental…
Depressive Disorders
6 DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS DISRUPTIVE MOOD DYSREGULATION DISORDER Clinical Description Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) was introduced in DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013) in order to provide a diagnostic home for…
EEG of Premature and Full-Term Infants
EEG of Premature and Full-Term Infants Thoru Yamada Elizabeth Meng Michael Ciliberto The EEG of premature and neonatal infants must be viewed from a different perspective than the EEG of…
Artifact Recognition and Technical Pitfalls
Artifact Recognition and Technical Pitfalls Thoru Yamada Elizabeth Meng Artifact Recognition Artifacts are recorded activities that originate somewhere other than the area of interest. When recording an ECG (electrocardiogram), anything…
