Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Lacramioara Spetie M.D. L. Eugene Arnold M.D. Definition Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a syndrome of inattention, distractibility, restless overactivity, impulsiveness and other deficits of executive function. It…
Disorders of Communication Rhea Paul Ph.D. Language, a unique and characteristic capacity of the human mind, is also one of its most vulnerable faculties. Virtually any disruption in cognitive function,…
Learning Disabilities Elena L. Grigorenko Fundamentally, the concept of learning disabilities (LDs) has to do with society’s capacity “to monitor (and recruit) children for unexplained school failure in a way…
Mental Retardation Fred R. Volkmar Elisabeth M. Dykens Robert M. Hodapp Definition In DSM-IV-TR (1), mental retardation (MR) is defined on the basis of three essential features: subnormal intellectual functioning,…
Autism and the Pervasive Developmental Disorders Fred R. Volkmar Catherine Lord Ami Klin Robert Schultz Edwin H. Cook The pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) comprise a group of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized…
Formulation and Integration Schuyler W. Henderson M.D. Andrés Martin M.D. …(she) took refuge in formulation, presumably in the hope that it would carry her past ambivalence and confusion. –Robert Boyers,…
Assessing Communication Rhea Paul Ph.D., CCC-SLP Moira Lewis This chapter provides a brief outline of the process involved in assessing how children use speech and language for communication. We describe…
Psychological and Neuropsychological Assessment of Children Katherine D. Tsatsanis Ph.D Associate Research Scientist Yale Child Study Center Yale University School of Medicine 230 S. Frontage Road New Haven, CT 06520…
Structured Interviewing Adrian Angold MRCPsych. E. Jane Costello PhD. Helen Link Egger M.D. Introduction Interviews are necessary tools for all forms of clinical medical diagnosis, and they have a singularly…
Clinical Assessment of Children and Adolescents: Content and Structure Jeff Q. Bostic M.D. Robert A. King M.D The goal of the clinical psychiatric assessment of a child or adolescent is…
