Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Addressing the major advances in biomedical, psychological, social, and environmental sciences over the past decade, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, 5th Edition, remains the reference of choice for professionals in a wide range of fields, including medicine and health care, education, social service, advocacy, and public policy. This foundational, pioneering resource emphasizes children's assets and liabilities, not just categorical labels. Comprehensive in scope, it offers information and guidance on normal development and behavior, psychosocial, and biologic influences on development, developmental disorders, neurodevelopmental disabilities, and mental health conditions. It also discusses tools and strategies for diagnosis and management, including new assessments that can be used in telehealth encounters. Offers a highly practical focus, emphasizing clinical approaches to evaluation, counseling, treatment, and ongoing care.  Provides new or expanded information on theoretical foundations of human development and behavior; trauma, adverse childhood events, and resilience across the life span; mechanisms of genetic, epigenetic, and neurological conditions; and principles of psychological assessment, including a broad array of evaluation approaches.  Discusses management and treatment for developmental and behavioral conditions, spanning common factors, cognitive behavior therapies, rehabilitative services, integrative medicine, and psychopharmacology.  Contains up-to-date chapters on celebrating socio-cultural diversity and addressing racism and bias, acute stress and post-traumatic stress disorder in youth, sexuality and variation, and alternatives to restrictive guardianship.  Begins each chapter with a colorful vignette that demonstrates the importance of the human dimensions of developmental-behavioral pediatrics.  Offers viewpoints from an interdisciplinary team of editors and contributors, representing developmental-behavioral pediatrics, general pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, occupational and physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and law.  Provides the latest drug information in the updated and revised chapters on psychopharmacology.  Includes key points boxes, tables, pictures, and diagrams to clarify and enhance the text.  Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. 

Table of Contents:
SECTION 1 Foundations of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 1 An Introduction to the Field of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 2 The Biopsychosocial Model: Understanding Multiple Interactive Influences on Child Development and Behavior 3 Theories of Human Development 4 Theories of Learning and Behavior Change SECTION 2 Life Stages 5 The Maternal-Fetal Dyad: Challenges and Adaptations 6 Infancy 7 Toddlerhood and the Preschool Years 8 Middle Childhood 9 Adolescence 10 Transition to Adulthood 11 End-of-Life, Death, and Bereavement SECTION 3 Social and Environmental Contexts of Children 12 Understanding Child Development and Behavior in the Context of Family Systems 13 Parenting and Parenting Behavior 14 Foster Care and Adoption: Implications for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 15 Trauma, Resilience, and Child Development 16 Childcare 17 Peers 18 Schools as a Milieu 19 Neighborhoods and Personal Networks 20 Celebrating Sociocultural Diversity in the Exam Room and Addressing Racism and Bias 21 The Influence of Digital Media on Children and Families 22 Natural and Human Disasters SECTION 4 Biological Factors, Medical Conditions, and Exposures Affecting Development and Behavior 23 Biological Mechanisms of Human Development and Behavior 24 Genetic Disorders and Their Associated Mechanisms 25 Chromosome Disorders and Inheritance Patterns 26 Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy 27 Down Syndrome 28 Fragile X Syndrome and FMR1 Variants 29 Nervous System, 30 Neuromuscular Disorders 31 Seizures and Epilepsy 32 Diffuse Acquired Brain Injury 33 Congenital Infections 34 Consequences of Preterm Birth 35 Nutritional Disorders 36 Inborn Errors of Metabolism 37 Prenatal Exposure of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs 38 The Impact of Environmental Chemicals on the Developing Brain SECTION 5 Developmental Disorders 39 Cerebral Palsy and Other Motor Disorders 40 Intellectual Disability 41 Autism Spectrum Disorder 42 Developmental Considerations in Deafness 43 Blindness and Visual Impairment 44 Language and Speech Disorders 45 Sensory Processing Disorders SECTION 6 Variation in Behavior, Learning, Emotion, and Mental Health 46 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 47 Learning Disabilities 48 Talent and Giftedness 49 Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents 50 Suicide Prevention Care in the Pediatric Setting: A Trauma-Informed Approach 51 Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents 52 Psychotic-Spectrum Disorders in Children and Adolescents 53 Substance Use Disorders and Other Risk-Taking Behaviors in Youth 54 Dual Diagnosis of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 55 Aggression and Disruptive Behavior Disorders 56 Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Youth 57 Adjustment and Adjustment Disorders in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics SECTION 7 Developmental and Behavioral Considerations Related to Medical Care 58 Impact of Hospitalization and Acute Medical Care on Children and Families 59 Children with Chronic Illness and Medical Complexity 60 Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumors: Developmental and Behavioral Considerations 61 Neurodevelopment in Children With Congenital Heart Disease 62 Medications With Developmental and Behavioral Side Effects 63 Palliative Care for Children With Medical Complexity 64 Chronic Pain SECTION 8 Variations in Functional Domains 65 Feeding and Swallowing Disorders 66 Growth Faltering 67 Childhood Obesity 68 Urinary Incontinence and Nocturnal Enuresis 69 Toileting and Encopresis 70 Sleep and Sleep Disorders In Children 71 Movement Disorders 72 Habit Disorders in Children and Adolescents 73 Sexuality and Its Variations 74 Sexuality in Children and Youth With Disabilities 75 Gender and Its Variation in Youth SECTION 9 Assessment and Measurement in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 76 Fundamentals of Developmental, Behavioral, and Psychological Assessment 77 The Interview in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 78 The Physical Exam: Laying on of Hands.or Not 79 Evaluation of Children Who Are Nonverbal/Minimally Verbal 80 Assessment of Temperament 81 Developmental Surveillance and Screening 82 Evaluation of Emotion and Behavior 83 Evaluation of School Readiness: Beyond ABCs 84 Observational Assessment in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 85 Developmental, Cognitive, and Intelligence Testing 86 Educational Testing and Evaluation of Academic Performance 87 Neuropsychology in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Practice 88 Evaluation of Adaptive Functioning 89 Assessments of the Central Nervous System 90 Integration of Data Sources and Uncertainty SECTION 10 Interventions, Management, and Treatment of Developmental and Behavioral Conditions 91 Counseling and Readiness to Change 92 Common Factors and Lifestyle Interventions 93 Behavioral Parent Training and Consultation 94 Applied Behavior Analysis for Autism Spectrum Disorder 95 Crisis Management in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 96 Individual Therapy for Children and Adolescents: Play Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy as Developmentally Centered Relational Change Modalities] 97 Family Systems Therapy and Its Importance in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 98 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 99 Psychopharmacology 100 Hypnosis, Biofeedback, and Meditation 101 Growth Mindset as a Brief Intervention: Research to Practice 102 Treatment of Developmental, Behavioral, and Mental Health Conditions via Technology 103 Early Intervention 104 Special Education Services 105 Transition to Adulthood for Young Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 106 Rehabilitation Services: Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy 107 Speech-Language Pathology for Developmental-Behavioral Disorders 108 Art and Music Therapy 109 Integrative Medicine for Disorders of Development and Behavior 110 Community-Based Interventions 111 Endocrine and Gynecologic Management of Children With Severe Disabilities SECTION 11 Societal and Legal Contexts of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 112 Social Inclusion 113 Education Law: Implications for Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 114 Health Care Systems for Children With Disabilities 115 Interprofessional Team-Based Care 116 Ethical Considerations 117 The Pitfalls of Guardianship (Conservatorship) and the Promise of Alternatives SECTION 12 Conclusion 118 The Right to Belong, The Right to be Differen