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Divorce and Child Custody Anlee D. Kuo John B. Sikorski Introduction The evolution of current American attitudes and concepts of family, marriage, divorce, and childrearing responsibilities has been highly influenced…

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Court Sarghi Sharma Christopher R. Thomas This chapter is intended to serve as a guide for the child and adolescent psychiatrist who will need…

Schools Jeff Q. Bostic Bradley Stein Mary Schwab-Stone Schools are among the most valuable sites for child psychiatrists to promote mental health. Almost all children attend schools, where many of…

Life-Limiting Illness, Palliative Care, and Bereavement John P. Glazer David J. Schonfeld Pediatric Palliative Medicine Some 500,000 children suffer from life-limiting illness and 50,000 die annually in the United States…

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Emergencies Lynelle E. Thomas Robert A. King Nature and Scope The emergency nature of a child or adolescent psychiatric problem is defined both by the severity…

Epilepsy Gautami Rao Yann B. Poncin Joseph González-Heydrich Epilepsy, or recurrent seizures, is one of the more prevalent chronic disorders affecting children. Studies have consistently found that children and adolescents…

Psychosocial Aspects of HIV/AIDS Robert A. Murphy Karen J. O’Donnell Kathryn Whetten Jean Adnopoz Psychosocial Aspects of HIV Infection The epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome…

The Role of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist on the Pediatric Transplant Service Steven C. Schlozman Laura Prager Introduction and History Any discussion of the psychiatric aspects of pediatric transplantation…

Cancer Bradley J. Zebrack The American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute estimate that approximately 9,000–12,400 children and adolescents in the United States are diagnosed with cancer each year…

Integrating Behavioral Services into Pediatric Care Settings: Principles and Models David J. Schonfeld John V. Campo Scope of the Problem Primary care is the label applied to community-based medical settings…