Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics: Evidence and Practice
Text with CD-ROM
By- Mark Wolraich, MD, Professor of Neurology, University of Oklahoma, Child Study Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- Paul Dworkin, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT
- Dennis Drotar, Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH
- Ellen Perrin, MA, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine; Director, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, The Floating Hospital for Children, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
Based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Primary Care: Child and Adolescent Version (DSM-PC), this state-of-the-art reference expertly guides you through normal and abnormal development and behavior for all pediatric age groups. See how neurobiological, environmental, and human relationship factors all contribute to developmental and behavioral disorders and know how to best diagnose and treat each patient you see.
Audience
Pediatrics
Hardbound, 1008 Pages
Published: October 2007
Imprint: Mosby
ISBN: 978-0-323-04025-9
Contents
- 1. Foundations of developmental-behavioral pediatrics
2. Biological mechanisms in development and behavior
3. Family and societal factors
4. Elements of assessment and management
5. Adaptation to general health problems and their treatment
6. Developmental-behavioral aspects of chronic conditions and treatment
7. Cognitive/adaptive conditions
8. Language and learning conditions
9. Motor disabilities and multiple handicapping conditions
10. Autism spectrum disorders
11. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
12. Externalizing conditions
13. Internalizing conditions
14. Substance use/abuse
15. Child abuse and neglect
16. Somatoform disorders and pain
17. Sleep problems
18. Feeding and eating conditions
19. Elimination conditions
20. Sexuality
21. Atypical behaviors
22. Law, policy, and ethics
