Basic Child Psychiatry, 7th EditionISBN: 978-0-632-05675-0
Paperback
262 pages
July 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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The opening chapters set the scene with developmental
considerations, epidemiology and assessment. Coverage includes
causal factors and reflects the progress made in the understanding
of the genetics of child psychiatric disorders. The main body of
the book guides the reader through the major disorders. The final
chapters address child abuse and neglect, treatment approaches and
prevention. References are provided to enable readers to locate
more information on subjects they wish to pursue further.
The book refers to the widely used systems of classifying psychiatric disorders – the World Health Organisation’s ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders and the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) - and provides a succinct orientation chapter on these systems.