Principles and Practice of Child Psychiatry

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Historical Overview....Pages 3-15
Normal Child Development....Pages 16-44
Theories of Child Development....Pages 45-72
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Genesis and Etiology....Pages 75-119
Presenting Symptoms....Pages 120-147
Assessment....Pages 148-198
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Issues in Classification....Pages 201-206
Adjustment Reactions....Pages 207-212
Disorders of Biological Functions....Pages 213-235
Psychophysiological Disorders....Pages 236-239
Childhood Neuroses....Pages 240-260
Childhood Psychoses....Pages 261-281
Mental Retardation....Pages 282-302
Learning Disabilities....Pages 303-311
Disorders of Language Development....Pages 312-320
Organic Brain Syndromes....Pages 321-333
Hyperkinesis and Attentional Deficiencies....Pages 334-338
Disorders of Habit....Pages 339-342
Physically Handicapped Children....Pages 343-369
Gifted Children....Pages 370-374
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Normal and Pathological Behavior in Adolescence....Pages 375-387
Front Matter....Pages 389-389
Treatment....Pages 391-426
Prognosis and Prevention....Pages 427-431
Patterns of Delivery of Services....Pages 432-440
Children and the Law....Pages 441-456
Back Matter....Pages 457-500