Clinically focused and designed for quick reference, Kaplan & Sadock’s Concise Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2nd Edition, provides essential, up-to-date clinical material for clinicians, residents and fellows, students, and all others who provide mental health care. Edited by Drs. Caroly Pataki, Robert Boland, and Marcia L. Verduin, and derived from the best-selling Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry, 12th Edition, this concise reference offers step-by-step guidance on the clinical examination, the psychiatric report, medical assessment of the psychiatric patient, laboratory tests, signs and symptoms, current treatment methods, and more.
Includes clinically relevant information on normal and abnormal development; examination; neuroimaging; learning, communication and behavioral disorders; adolescent substance use disorders; forensic issues; and a full spectrum of psychiatric problems such as depression and bipolar disorders
Contains new and updated topics throughout, including racism and diversity, LGBTQ topics, internet gaming, and the impact of social media on children and adolescents
Discusses a broad range of psychopharmacotherapeutic and psychotherapeutic treatments, and addresses the controversies related to appropriate use of medication in children
Features real-world case histories and high-yield tables throughout, and a unique glossary of psychiatric signs and symptoms
An excellent review tool for certification and recertification, and an ideal everyday resource for fellows in child and adolescent psychiatry, psychiatric residents, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, and social workers
ISBN: 9781975222925
Publication Month: September, 2025
Edition: Second
Product Format: Paperback
Height x Width: 254.000 x 177.000 mm
Weight: 0.566 kg
Number of pages: 352 pages
Bisacs: MEDICAL / Psychiatry / Child & Adolescent, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, MEDICAL / Mental Health, Undefined Category, Undefined Category
Imprint: LWW
Publisher: LWW
