This core textbook for trainees in child and adolescent psychiatry has been extensively updated and extended, with a number of new chapters covering the major disorders and the range of service provision. From assessment to outcome, from normal development to unusual syndromes, from theoretical perspectives to treatment, the reader will find this a clear, concise and invaluable overview of the field. This new edition provides a comprehensive overview of the specialty of child and adolescent psychiatry. It leads the reader succinctly from theory to clinical practice, and considers the full range of theoretical and management approaches. Table of Contents List of tables, boxes and figures List of contributors Foreword Preface Acknowledgements 1. A brief history of child and adolescent psychiatry Dora Black and Simon G. Gowers 2. Normal development and developmental theories Latha Hackett 3. Influences on development David M. Kingsley and Simon G. Gowers 4. Continuities and discontinuities from childhood to adult life Ian M. Goodyer 5. Classification and epidemiology Simon G. Gowers and Robin Glaze 6. The law in relation to children David M. Foreman 7. Assessment in child and adolescent psychiatry Mary Eminson 8. Developmental disorders Paul Tiffin and Ann Le Couteur 9. Disorders of conduct Paul McArdle 10. Disorders of attachment, anxiety and adjustment Judith Trowell 11. Depression and self-harm Andrew J. Cotgrove 12. Psychosis Clare Lamb 13. Substance misuse Clare Lamb 14. Eating disorders Simon G. Gowers 15. Biological factors Lindsey Kent 16. Psychosocial factors Tim Morris 17. Disorders of parenting and child abuse Stephen Earnshaw 18. Principles of treatment, service delivery and psychopharmacology Bobby Smyth and Simon G. Gowers 19. Psychosocial approaches and psychotherapies Alison Wood and Steve Hughes 20. Liaison approaches Andrew Weaver 21. Forensic services Sue Bailey 22. In-patient units Sean Maskey Index. Contributors Dora Black, Simon G. Gowers, Latha Hackett, David M. Kingsley, Ian M. Goodyer, Robin Glaze, David M. Foreman, Mary Eminson, Paul Tiffin, Ann Le Couteur, Paul McArdle, Judith Trowell, Andrew J. Cotgrove, Clare Lamb, Lindsey Kent, Tim Morris, Stephen Earnshaw, Bobby Smyth, Alison Wood, Steve Hughes, Andrew Weaver, Sue Bailey, Sean Maskey |