By Fred R. Volkmar MD, Eli R. Lebowitz, Denis G. Sukhodolsky

Specifically written for readability and utilizing a concise format, Developmental Psychopathology: An Introduction provides a comprehensive, authoritative description of the disorders and issues associated with mental development in children and adolescents. Noted researcher and author Dr. Fred R. Volkmar leads a team of experts from the Child Study Center at Yale University’s School of Medicine that presents essential, initial information that is ideal for fellows and doctors in child and adolescent psychiatry, as well as psychiatry residents and other healthcare professionals that have a role in this complex field.

Covers the clinical issues, special considerations such as trauma, child abuse, pediatric therapy, psychiatric emergencies in children, and various approaches to treatment, including CBT, parenting training, trauma-based interventions, and psychotropic drugs.

Following a consistent pattern of chapter composition: diagnosis, classification/assessment, epidemiology, neurological and psychological factors, clinical expression, differential diagnosis, and treatment.

Includes case studies and sample case reports.

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Author: LWW; 1st version ( October 28th, 2021 )

Speakers: English

eBook: digital version of 625 pages.

ISBN-11: 15533238

ISBN-13: 974208560