Malpractice and Professional Liability Peter Ash Barry Nurcombe Malpractice litigation and other forms of formal legal investigation of medical care, such as state medical licensing board investigations, are society’s means…

Adoption Rachel Margaret Ann Brown Adoption refers to a formal action in which an adult assumes primary legal and other parental responsibilities for another, usually a minor. Although this formal…

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…

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…