About the Book
Children, adolescents and their families are presented with prodigious difficulties as they face the challenges of the 21st century. Our children pass through intricate developmental phases as they traverse through childhood and adolescence on their inevitable journey into adulthood. Since many parents face considerable challenges in their endeavours to help their children, many families turn to their primary care professionals for counsel in this regard. There are a limited number of books summarising current concepts of behavioural pediatrics as defined by the first edition of this book: "what the clinician does to diagnose, to treat, and most importantly, to prevent mental illness in children and adolescents." The authors have compiled this updated information for various health care professionals who are seeking to provide comprehensive health care for our children and adolescents -- paediatricians, family medicine physicians, internists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, health educators and others involved in the care of children and adolescents. Much has evolved in this field since the publication of the first edition in 1992.
Research in child and adolescent psychiatry, psychology, behavioural sciences, paediatrics, family therapy, individual therapy and related fields have led to new and exciting information. Advancements in psychopharmacology have lead to an explosion of medications used to treat a wide variety of mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, disruptive behavioural disorders, eating disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and others. This edition is designed to provide the primary-care clinician with a practical guide to early recognition and intervention in the significant problems increasingly affecting the emotional health of children and adolescents. It is the hope of the editors of this edition that this updated information will be of considerable help to clinicians in helping to meet the complex needs of the children, adolescents, and families that they serve. Today, our families expect us to look at both the medical and metal health aspects which affect our children and teenagers.
Table of Contents:
Introduction to Behavioral Pediatrics; Assessment; Intellectual Disability; Learning Disabilities; Speech-Language Disorders and other Communication Problems; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Sensory Processing Disorder and Treatment: Occupational Therapy Using a Sensory Integration Approach; Tic Disorders; Enuresis; Encopresis; Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorders; Aggressive Behaviors; Major Depressive and Dysthymic Disorders; Pediatric Bipolar Disorder; Anxiety Disorders; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Childhood and Adolescent Sexuality; Homosexual Attraction and Sexual Behavior in Adolescents; Suicide Behavior in Children and Adolescents; Schizophrenia in Childhood and Adolescence; Personality Disorders: A Developmental Perspective; Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa; Obesity; Substance Abuse Disorders; Abuse in the Child and Adolescent; Sexual Offenders; Behavioral Aspects of Chronic Illness; Index.
About the Author :
Donald E Greydanus, MD, Dr. HC (Athens), FAAP, FSAM (Emeritus), FIAP (HON) is Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, as well as Pediatrics Program Director at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine (WMED), Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is also Professor of Pediatrics and Human Development at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (East Lansing, Michigan, USA) as well as Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Received the 1995 American Academy of Pediatrics Adele D. Hofmann Award for Distinquished Contributions in Adolescent Health, the 2000 Mayo Clinic Pediatrics Honored Alumnus Award for National Contributions to the field of Pediatrics, and the 2003 William B Weil, Jr., MD Endowed Distinguished Pediatric Faculty Award from Michigan State University College of Medicine for National and international recognition as well as exemplary scholarship in pediatrics. Received the 2004 Charles R Drew School of Medicine (Los Angeles, CA) Stellar Award for contributions to pediatric resident education and awarded an honorary membership in the Indian Academy of Pediatricsan honor granted to only a few pediatricians outside of India. Was the 2007-2010 Visiting Professor of Pediatrics at Athens University, Athens, Greece and received the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Outstanding Community Faculty Award in 2008 Joseph L Calles Jr, MD, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and the Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is also Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Dr. Calles received his medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, where he also completed his Psychiatry residency. He completed his Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship at Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center and a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed. Publications and presentations have been in the areas of child and adolescent mood disorders, disruptive behavior disorders, intellectual and developmental disorders, substance use disorders, psychopharmacology, and cults.
