Developmental Psychopathology Suniya S. Luthar Rebecca P. Prince Developmental Psychopathology Defined: Major Features Developmental psychopathology is an integrative discipline, wherein principles from classical developmental theory are applied to investigate clinical…
Adolescence Robert A. King We are born, so to speak, twice over. Born in existence and born into life; born a human being and born a man. —Rousseau, Emile Adolescence…
Development of School-Age Children Lee Combrinck-Graham Geraldine S. Fox Introduction The middle years of childhood, spanning the age from when a child enters primary school through the onset of adolescence,…
The Preschool Child Laura Stout Sosinsky Walter Gilliam Linda Mayes The Preschool Child Between the ages of two to five years and under average conditions, children’s cognitive, social, and emotional…
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 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 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 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 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 James F. Leckman Flora M. Vaccarino Paul J. Lombroso Human beings are complex living organisms that can be characterized by their appearance and behavior…
