Modern Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

A Comprehensive Textbook of Assessment, Diagnosis, Developmental Disorders, Behavioral Conditions, and Mental Health Care

von Marcus D. Rennick, Priya N. Sandhu, Catherine J. Alva

506 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Is it a phase, or is it something more?A four-year-old who melts down every morning. An eight-year-old with stomachaches before school. A fifteen-year-old who has gone quiet. Every day, clinicians have minutes to decide what is ordinary development, what needs treatment, and what cannot wait. This textbook gives you the framework to make that call with confidence, at every age.Modern Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is a complete, full-color guide to assessing, diagnosing, and treating young people from preschool through adolescence. It is written in clear, practical language and built around the decisions you actually face in the clinic, the classroom, and the emergency department.Inside, you will learn how to: - Tell development from disorder using side-by-side Across Development tables for preschool, school-age, and adolescent presentations- Run a confident assessment, from interviewing reluctant teens and worried parents to choosing the right rating scale- Turn findings into a formulation that points straight to a treatment plan- Recognize and treat the conditions you see most: ADHD, autism, anxiety, OCD, depression, bipolar disorder, early psychosis, trauma, eating disorders, sleep problems, and substance use- Act fast in a crisis with suicide risk formulation, safety planning, and de-escalation- Prescribe and deprescribe safely, including boxed-warning conversations and monitoring- Navigate schools, child welfare, and the law while protecting confidentiality and respecting cultureBuilt to help you learn it, not just read it- 22 chapters, each opening with a guiding clinical question- 47 original figures and 90 color tables that make complex ideas easy to see- Red Flag boxes that highlight what must never be missed- 132 retrieval questions and 44 realistic case analyses, every one with a fully worked answer- Quick-reference appendices on developmental milestones, screening instruments, and medication monitoring- A glossary, a detailed index, and current APA referencesWho this book is forPsychiatry residents and fellows, pediatricians, family physicians, psychiatric nurse practitioners, nurses, psychologists, social workers, school counselors, and students preparing for clinical practice. It is equally useful as a course text, a board-review companion, and a desk reference you will return to for years.Every child deserves a clinician who sees the whole picture.

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• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798174555631
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2026
• Größe: 279 x 216 mm
• Verlag: Independently published