Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Couverture souple

Dulcan, Mina K.; Popper, Charles; Martini, D.Richard

 
9780880489058: Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Synopsis

The "Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Second Edition" updates the first edition. Edited by Mina K. Dulcan and D. Richard Martini with new co-authors, this overview is concise, convenient and affordable. Some highlighted features include: updated from the previous edition to DSM-IV classifications; recent clinical research findings on psychopathology and treatment; and topics most crucial to beginners in this field of study. There are also helpful key reference listings of additional readings. For the beginning student of child and adolescent psychiatry, this book is a guide for forming a basis for study and understanding. The chapters introduce the reader to the recent thinking in assessment, diagnosis and treatment.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This Fourth Edition of 'The Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry' addresses the growing body of knowledge in the field of child mental health that has been accumulating at a rapid pace since the release of the Third Edition in 2003. With this acceleration of research has come refined evaluation practices, a greater awareness of the increasing emotional and behavioral problems faced by our youth, and ways to decrease the stigma associated with mental illness in children. Findings that most experts agree are relevant to clinical practice are incorporated into this edition. Designed to be a practical reference tool for psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, medical students, and other mental health professionals working in a wide variety of treatment settings, 'The Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry' is an important tool for everyone involved in the treatment of mental illness among the young.

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