Main description:

Study Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is made up of 287 questions divided into 56 individual quizzes of 5-10 questions each that correspond to chapters in The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Third Edition. Questions are followed by an Answer Guide that references relevant text (including the page number) in the Textbook to allow quick access to needed information. Each answer is accompanied by a discussion that not only addresses the correct response but also explains why other responses are not correct. The Study Guide's companion, the third edition of The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, both scholarly and practical, continues the tradition of integrating clinical wisdom and scientific research to improve patient care and advocacy for children and families. Comprehensive, yet not so lengthy that it would discourage a resident in training or a busy practitioner looking for an update, this well-organized reference focuses on clinical issues (based on empirical research) and is thus extremely practical for everyday use.
Written by 88 distinguished experts, each chapter in this informative work presents a summary of a core topic, blending clinical experience with evidence-based practices in assessment and treatment. For the third edition, the textbook has been revised and updated throughout to keep pace with accelerating progress in research on developmental psychopathology. Purchase the online version of the Study Guide at http://cme.psychiatryonline.org and receive instant scoring and CME credits. Please note that scoring of the exam and CME credit are available only if you purchase the online version.

Contents:

Development of the subspecialty of child and adolescent psychiatry in the United States. Overview of development from infancy through adolescence. Role of culture, race, and ethnicity in child and adolescent psychiatry. Economic issues in child and adolescent psychiatry. Classification of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders. Concepts of diagnostic classification. Clinical assessment in infancy and early childhood. The clinical interview of the child. The clinical interview of the adolescent. The parent interview. Initial and diagnostic family interviews. Diagnostic interviews. Rating scales. Psychological and neuropsychological testing. Laboratory and diagnostic testing. Clinical genomic testing. Diagnosis and diagnostic formulation. Presentation of findings and recommendations. Mental retardation. Autistic disorder. Other pervasive developmental disorders. Developmental disorders of learning, motor skills, and communication. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Mood disorders in prepubertal children. Mood disorders in adolescents. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. Conduct and antisocial disorders in adolescence. Separation anxiety disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Specific phobia, panic disorder, social phobia, and selective mutism. Pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder. Feeding and eating disorders of infancy and early childhood. Infant and childhood obesity. Anorexia nervosa. Bulimia nervosa. Tic disorders. Sleep disorders in infancy through adolescence. Disorders of elimination. Somatoform disorders. Adjustment and reactive disorders. Personality disorders. Substance abuse disorders. Gender identity and psychosexual disorders. Physical abuse of children. Sexual abuse of children. HIV and AIDS: global and United States perspectives. Suicide and suicidality. Forensic psychiatry. Psychopharmacology. Psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy. Cognitive-behavior modification. Family therapy. Group psychotherapy. Hypnosis. Milieu treatment: inpatient, partial, residential.