Basic Child Psychiatry

7th Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-632-05675-0
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 574 g

The seventh edition of Basic Child Psychiatry has been completely revised and updated to take account of advances in this fascinating and important subject.

The opening chapters set the scene with developmental considerations, epidemiology and assessment. Coverage includes causal factors and reflects the progress made in the understanding of the genetics of child psychiatric disorders. The main body of the book guides the reader through the major disorders. The final chapters address child abuse and neglect, treatment approaches and prevention. References are provided to enable readers to locate more information on subjects they wish to pursue further.

The book refers to the widely used systems of classifying psychiatric disorders – the World Health Organisation's ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders and the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) - and provides a succinct orientation chapter on these systems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barker, Philip

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Developmental Considerations
Learning about normal child development
Developmental stages
The development of self-esteem
Development in adulthood
Family development
Further reading

2. Causes of Child Psychiatric Disorders
Genetic factors
Intra-uterine disease and injury
Brain disease and injury
Temperamental factors
Environmental factors
Multifactorial causation

3. Classification of Child Psychiatric Disorders
The American Psychiatric Association's scheme
The World Health Organization's diagnostic scheme
Summary

4. Epidemiology
A classic study
Subsequent studies
Summary

5. Assessing Children and Their Families
Family interviews
Taking the history
The developmental history
Examining the child
The physical examination
Other sources of information
Psychological tests
Other tests and investigations
The formulation

6. Conduct and Oppositional Disorders
Definition and classification
Prevalence
Causes
Description
Specific symptoms
Juvenile delinquency
Associated disordersTreatment
Outcome

7. Hyperkinetic and Attention-Deficit Disorders
Definitions and prevalence
Causes
Description
Assessment and treatment
Outcome

8. Anxiety Disorders
Definition and classification
Prevalence
Causes
Clinical features
A word of warning
School refusal
Other neurotic disorders: Neurasthenia
Treatment
Outcome

9. Mixed Disorders of Conduct and Emotions
Clinical features
Treatment
Outcome

10. Major Affective Disorders, Suicide and Dysthymia
Classification
Depression in children and adolescents
Prevalence
Causes
Depression
Suicide, suicidal behaviour and deliberate self-harm
Mania and manic states
Bipolar disorders
Dysthymia
Cyclothymia
Treatment
Outcome

11. Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Prevalence
Causes
Autism
Atypical autism
Asperger's disorder
Rett's syndrome or disorder
Childhood disintegrative disorder
Other pervasive developmental disorders
Non-verbal learning difficulties
Treatment
Other treatment possibilities
Outcome

12. Specific Disorders of Development
Speech and language problems and communication disorders
Reading and spelling problem
Problems with mathematics
Developmental disorders of motor function
Mixed specific developmental disorders

13. Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses of Childhood
Childhood onset schizophrenia
Outcome
Schizoaffective disorders
Acute and transient psychotic disorders and brief psychotic disorder
Toxic confusional and delirious states

14. Enuresis and Encopresis
Enuresis
Encopresis

15. Reactions to Stress
Adjustment disorders
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Acute stress reaction and acute stress disorder

16. Other Psychiatric Syndromes
Personality disorders
Psychosexual problems
Other psychosexual problems
Tics and Tourette's Syndrome
Stuttering
Elective mutism/selective mutism
The Kleine-Levin syndrome
Episodic dyscontrol syndrome/intermittent explosive disorder
Factitious illness by proxy

17. Mind-Body Relationships
The influence of the body on the mind
The effects of the mind on the body
Psychosomatic considerations in child psychiatry
Asthma
Eating disorders

18. Infant Psychiatry
Assessment
Disorders of infants and young children
Regulatory disorders
Sleep disorders
Feeding difficulties and failure to thrive
Depression
Aggressive behaviour disorders
Treatment in infant psychiatry

19. Special Problems of Adolescence
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in adolescence
Unresolved childhood disorders
Disorders related to puberty and adolescence
Adult-type disorders arising in adolescence
Suicidal behaviour in adolescence
Drug and alcohol abuse
Treatment approaches
Outcome

20. Psychiatric Disorders in Mentally Retarded Children
The prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the mentally retarded
Clinical associations and causes of mental retardation
Types of mental retardation
Clinical management
Treatment approaches
Some other points about management
Outcome

21. Child Abuse and Neglect
Background
Incidence
Causes
Other associations of abuse and neglect
Clinical considerations
The role of psychiatrists
Some points about managing abusive and neglectful families
Outcome

22. Treatment Approaches
Treatment goals
Individual psychotherapy
Therapy and counseling with parents
Family therapy
Group therapy
Behaviour therapy
Pharmacotherapy
Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy
Day treatment
Inpatient and residential treatment
Educational measures
Speech and language therapy
Removal from parental care
Child psychiatric consultation and liaison

23. Prevention
Variations in vulnerability
Primary prevention method
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention.

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Philip Barker, MB, BS, FRCPsych, FRCP(Ed), FRCP(C), is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Canada. He has held senior appointments in child psychiatry in the United Kingdom and Canada. Professor Barker has made a wide contribution to the literature in the field, with a clarity of style that has made child psychiatry accessible to thousands of readers.