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After an overview of the history, development, and current state of childhood and adolescent diagnosis, each of the 18 officially defined childhood disorders is covered in a chapter, discussing definition, clinical picture, course and prognosis, epidemiology, differential diagnosis, and clinical management. A final section includes topics of special interest to mental health workers, such as development, interviewing and behavioral assessment. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Offers comprehensive coverage of the diagnosis of childhood psychopathology in accordance with the APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-III and DSM-III-R). Part 1 addresses general issues--history, current nosology, reliability, and validity. Part 2 contains 18 chapters presenting the most recent empirical findings for each disorder. These chapters are organized in a format similar to that employed in DSM: definition, historical background, clinical picture, associated features, course and prognosis, impairment, complications, epidemiology, familial pattern, differential diagnosis and clinical management. Parts 3 and 4 cover special topics and future directions in child psychiatry.
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