Seminars in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (second edition)
Edited by
Simon Gowers
Part of the
College
Seminars Series.
This core textbook for trainees in child and adolescent
psychiatry has been extensively updated and extended, with a number
of new chapters covering the major disorders and the range of
service provision. From assessment to outcome, from normal
development to unusual syndromes, from theoretical perspectives to
treatment, the reader will find this a clear, concise and
invaluable overview of the field.
This new edition:
- Provides a comprehensive overview of the specialty of child and
adolescent psychiatry.
- Leads the reader succinctly from theory to clinical
practice.
- Considers the full range of theoretical and management
approaches.
Contents
List of tables, boxes and figures
List of contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. A brief history of child and adolescent psychiatry -
Dora Black and Simon G. Gowers
2. Normal development and developmental theories - Latha
Hackett
3. Influences on development - David M. Kingsley and Simon G.
Gowers
4. Continuities and discontinuities from childhood to adult
life - Ian M. Goodyer
5. Classification and epidemiology - Simon G. Gowers and Robin
Glaze
6. The law in relation to children - David M.
Foreman
7. Assessment in child and adolescent psychiatry - Mary
Eminson
8. Developmental disorders - Paul Tiffin and Ann Le
Couteur
9. Disorders of conduct - Paul McArdle
10. Disorders of attachment, anxiety and adjustment - Judith
Trowell
11. Depression and self-harm - Andrew J.
Cotgrove
12. Psychosis - Clare Lamb
13. Substance misuse - Clare Lamb
14. Eating disorders - Simon G. Gowers
15. Biological factors - Lindsey Kent
16. Psychosocial factors - Tim Morris
17. Disorders of parenting and child abuse - Stephen
Earnshaw
18. Principles of treatment, service delivery and
psychopharmacology - Bobby Smyth and Simon G.
Gowers
19. Psychosocial approaches and psychotherapies - Alison Wood
and Steve Hughes
20. Liaison approaches - Andrew Weaver
21. Forensic services - Sue Bailey
22. In-patient units - Sean Maskey
Index