Neupsy Key

4 SCHIZOPHRENIA CLINICAL DESCRIPTION Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that most commonly emerges in early adulthood. DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013) criteria for schizophrenia are the same at all ages….

14 DISRUPTIVE, IMPULSE-CONTROL, AND CONDUCT DISORDERS DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013) placed oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder into a new chapter that also includes intermittent explosive disorder (very rarely…

10 FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013) placed all of the eating and feeding disorders in a single section, whether the typical onset is in early childhood…

11 ELIMINATION DISORDERS DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013) placed elimination disorders in their own chapter (formerly grouped, in DSM-IV, under “Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence”). ENURESIS…

1 INTRODUCTION The Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 5th Edition, offers an introduction to mental health care in children and adolescents to be used in conjunction with clinical…

8 OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS In DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was removed from the anxiety disorders chapter and placed in a newly created section entitled “Obsessive-Compulsive…

2 EVALUATION AND TREATMENT PLANNING EVALUATION A comprehensive evaluation includes obtaining a biopsychosocial history (Table 2–1); performing a mental status examination; ordering any additional tests; and obtaining records (with parental…

6 DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS DISRUPTIVE MOOD DYSREGULATION DISORDER Clinical Description Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) was introduced in DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013) in order to provide a diagnostic home for…