Practical child psychiatry : the clinician's guide
β Scribed by Bryan Lask; Sharon Taylor; Kenneth P Nunn
- Publisher
- BMJ Books
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 396
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Foreword......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 14
I - A birdβs eye view......Page 16
1. Background......Page 18
2. Assessment......Page 29
II - The clinical picture......Page 34
3. Fears and anxieties......Page 36
4. Post-traumatic stress disorder......Page 49
5. The disruptive disorders......Page 54
6. Depression and suicidality......Page 69
7. Substance misuse......Page 84
8. Feeding and eating problems......Page 93
9. Habits, mannerisms, tics, obsessions and compulsions......Page 105
10. Sleep problems......Page 113
11. Enuresis and encopresis......Page 121
12. Psychosis......Page 128
13. Somatisation......Page 142
14. Psychiatric aspects of the medically ill child......Page 149
15. Psychological aspects of learning disability......Page 167
16. Autistic spectrum disorders......Page 190
17. Neurodevelopmental disorders......Page 204
18. The maltreated child......Page 224
19. The bereaved child......Page 239
20. The dying child......Page 251
III - Treatment......Page 256
21. Treatment overview......Page 258
22. Parental and family treatment......Page 268
23. Psychotherapy......Page 281
24. Cognitive behavioural therapy......Page 296
25. Psychopharmacology......Page 305
IV - The last word......Page 366
26. The childβs view......Page 368
Index......Page 376
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