Caring for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Problems in the General Health Setting Rebecca A. Baum MD Kelly J. Kelleher MD, MPH Introduction The responsibility for the identification and…
Nutritional Aspects of Psychiatric Disorders Ann Childers MD Let food be thy medicine, and medicine thy food.—Hippocrates Introduction Nutrition, the keystone of life, is a frequently overlooked aspect of child…
Aggression by Children and Adolescents Robert J. Hilt MD William P. French MD Introduction The evaluation of aggression in children and adolescents is complex because aggression and violence by themselves…
Suicidality and Youth: Identification, Treatment, and Prevention Kelly Schloredt PhD Cynthia Flynn PhD Brent Collett PhD Kathleen Myers MD, MPH, MS Introduction Adolescents face many developmental challenges academically, socially, and…
Pediatric Sleep Problems Elizabeth Super MD Kyle P. Johnson MD Introduction and Background While pediatric sleep disorders have long been recognized by parents and pediatricians, systematic study has only recently…
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Stephanie King PhD Heather Carmichael Olson PhD Introduction and Background A large and still growing body of animal and human literature has described the long-term effects…
Early Childhood Mental Health in Clinical Practice Mary Margaret Gleason MD, FAAP Chia Granda MD Introduction The field of infant mental health (IMH) focuses on promoting mental health in infants,…
Learning Disabilities David Breiger Ph.D. Jenise Jensen Ph.D. Introduction and Background Reports of individuals who acquired a sudden inability to read, write, or perform mathematical calculations after some type of…
Autism Spectrum Disorders Karen Toth PhD Bryan H. King MD Introduction and Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the term now commonly used to describe three of the pervasive developmental…
Early-Onset Schizophrenia and Related Psychotic Disorders Stefanie A. Hlastala PhD Ian Kodish MD Jon M. McClellan MD Introduction Early-onset schizophrenia (EOS; onset prior to age 18 years) is a serious,…
