Behavioral Pediatrics

BEHAVIORAL PADIATRICS has been developed to provide the primary-care physician with a practical guide to early recognition of an intervention in the significant problems increasingly affecting the emotional health of our children and adolescents. The first part of the volume introduces general concepts of normal development, assessment, and treatment. Part two focuses on specific behavioral pediatric disorders, with particular attention to practical approaches to diagnosis, management, and referral. Front Matter....Pages i-xx Front Matter....Pages xxi-xxi Normal Psychological Development: Theories and Concepts....Pages 1-15 Child and Adolescent Sexuality: Perspectives and Recommendations....Pages 16-36 Homosexuality....Pages 37-54 Front Matter....Pages 55-55 Behavioral Assessment....Pages 57-68 Psychometric Testing....Pages 69-80 Behavioral and Developmental Disorders of the Infant and Young Child: Assessment and Management....Pages 81-97 Presenting Problems in Behavioral Disorders....Pages 98-106 Front Matter....Pages 107-107 Communicating with Patients and Parents....Pages 109-115 Introduction to Family Therapy....Pages 116-125 Psychopharmacology: An Overview....Pages 126-136 Front Matter....Pages 137-137 Abuse....Pages 139-150 Anxiety Disorders....Pages 151-166 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder....Pages 167-193 Infantile Autism....Pages 194-203 The Behavioral Aspects of Chronic Illness....Pages 204-216 Common Behavioral Problems....Pages 217-232 Child and Adolescent Depression and Suicide....Pages 233-244 Disruptive Behavior Disorders....Pages 245-256 Eating Disorders....Pages 257-279 Elimination Disorders....Pages 280-297 Front Matter....Pages 137-137 Failure to Thrive....Pages 298-313 Mental Retardation....Pages 314-323 Personality Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence....Pages 324-335 Adolescent Pregnancy: Continuing Challenges....Pages 336-351 Is It “Real” or Is It “Psychosomatic”?: Basic Principles of Psychosomatic Medicine in Children and Adolescents....Pages 352-366 Schizophrenia in Childhood and Adolescence....Pages 367-380 Mental Health Aspects of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Adolescents....Pages 381-386 Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents....Pages 387-398 Academic Skills Disorders....Pages 399-413 Specific Speech and Language Disorder....Pages 414-424 Sports Medicine: Psychological Aspects....Pages 425-434 Chemical Dependency in the Adolescent....Pages 435-450 Tic Disorders in Children and Adolescents....Pages 451-463 Back Matter....Pages 465-471 Provides the primary care physician with a practical guide to early recognition of and intervention in the significant problems increasingly affecting the emotional health of children and adolescents.