▪ Child Psychiatry and the Law
▪ Child Psychiatry and the Law This chapter provides an overview of the interface of child and adolescent psychiatry and the law. These issues arise in many different ways and…
▪ Consultation Liaison: Consultation in Pediatrics
▪ Consultation Liaison: Consultation in Pediatrics GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND MODELS OF CONSULTATION Chronic medical illness increases the risk for psychiatric conditions in children and adolescents, with rates two- to fourfold…
▪ Psychiatric Emergencies
▪ Psychiatric Emergencies Psychiatric emergencies in children and adolescents become more common with age (but can occur with children of any age). Their urgency depends on the nature of the…
▪ Treatment Programs: A Continuum of Approaches
▪ Treatment Programs: A Continuum of Approaches Current approaches to delivery of mental health services to children and adolescents encompass a range of services from community-based clinics and private care…
▪ Psychotherapies
▪ Psychotherapies The origins of psychotherapy can be traced to diverse sources. Freud attempted to understand the horse phobia of a child (Little Hans) in light of his own theories…
▪ Pediatric Psychopharmacology
▪ Pediatric Psychopharmacology SPECIFIC DRUG TREATMENTS Stimulants Clinical Applications and Empirical Support The stimulants (Table 21.1), especially the short- and long-acting forms of methylphenidate and amphetamine, are first-line treatments for…
▪ Abuse, Neglect, and the Effects of Trauma
▪ Abuse, Neglect, and the Effects of Trauma Children and adolescents who suffer abuse, neglect, or trauma are at increased risk for a range of mental health problems. Children who…
▪ Gender Identity Disorder
▪ Gender Identity Disorder Genetic sex is determined at the moment of conception. For typically developing children, an awareness of core gender identity (one’s sense of inner sexual identity) begins…
▪ Elimination Disorders: Enuresis and Encopresis
▪ Elimination Disorders: Enuresis and Encopresis BACKGROUND In Western countries, toilet training is a process that is typically completed in toddlerhood. In the United States, this typically starts between the…
▪ Somatoform Disorders
▪ Somatoform Disorders The somatoform disorders present important challenges in relation to medical and psychiatric systems of care. The child or adolescent may present with dramatic or painful somatic symptoms…
