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…
Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders David A. Mrazek Patricia J. Mrazek Introduction The research evidence that supports preventive interventions has developed to a point that it is reasonable to establish public…
Epidemiology Eric Fombonne This chapter introduces the reader to basic concepts and terminology used in epidemiological research. In the first part, we illustrate how epidemiologists measure disease occurrence, design studies,…
Respect for Children as Research Subjects Robert J. Levine “So act as to treat humanity, whether in thine own person or in that of any other, in every case as…
Evidence-Based Practice as a Conceptual Framework John Hamilton Introduction David Sackett, an internist and epidemiologist, historically defined an evidence-based medicine approach as consisting of five steps: Converting the need for…
Understanding Research Methods and Statistics: A Primer for Clinicians George A. Morgan Jeffrey A. Gliner Robert J. Harmon Introduction Purposes of Research Research has two general purposes: a) increasing knowledge…
International Child and Adolescent Mental Health Myron L. Belfer Maurice Eisenbruch Goal This chapter delineates areas of concern in international child and adolescent mental health and focuses on issues of…
Sexual Minority Youth Cynthia J. Telingator Peter T. Daniolos Identity, Role, and Orientation It is challenging to write a chapter on sexual minority youth and avoid the trap of further…
The Hearing or Visually Impaired Child Peter Hindley Alison Salt Models of Deafness, Visual Impairment, and Deaf-Blindness: Culture and Disability Deafness and severe visual impairment (SVI) are low-incidence conditions which,…
