Clinical child neuropsychiatry: Intervention

Part I. General Methodological Concerns: 1. Introduction to clinical child neuropsychiatry 2. Epidemiological overview 3. Background factors 4. Normal development Part II. Clinical Disorders: 5. Mental retardation and other severe learning disorders: an overview 6. Disorders of empathy: autisma and autism spectrum disorders 7. Disorders involving obsessions and compulsions 8. Deficits in attention, motor control and perception, and other syndromes attributed to 'minimal brain dysfunction' 9. Sleep and elimination disorders 10. Specific syndromes presenting with neuropsychiatric problems ('behavioural phenotypes') not described elsewhere 11. Psychotic disorders not elsewhere classified 12. Traumatic brain injury and its neuropsychiatric sequelae 13. Epilepsy and psychiatric problems in childhood 14. Other neurological disorders/disabilities Part III. Assessment: 15. Neurodevelopmental examination of the child with neuropsychiatric problems 16. Laboratory work-up 17. Neuropsychological work-up Part IV. Intervention: 18. The impact of childhood neuropsychiatric disorders on the family 19. Interventions and treatments Appendices Index.

[1]  M. Hammer,et al.  The effects of physical abuse on children's social relationships. , 1993, Child development.

[2]  D. Finkelhor,et al.  Psychosocial sequelae of violent victimization in a national youth sample. , 1995, Journal of consulting and clinical psychology.

[3]  W. Lancee,et al.  Measuring Self-Perceived Role Competence among First Nations and Non Native Children * , 1993, Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie.

[4]  M. Weissman,et al.  Family psychiatric screening instrument for epidemiologic studies: pilot testing and validation , 1995, Psychiatry Research.

[5]  D. Kolko.  Characteristics of Child Victims of Physical Violence , 1992 .

[6]  James Robert Brašić,et al.  A children's global assessment scale (CGAS). , 1983, Archives of general psychiatry.

[7]  C. Twentyman,et al.  A multimodal assessment of behavioral and cognitive deficits in abused and neglected preschoolers. , 1984, Child development.

[8]  Norma K. Stone.  Parental abuse as a precursor to childhood onset depression and suicidality , 1993, Child psychiatry and human development.

[9]  D. Cicchetti,et al.  The impact of subtype, frequency, chronicity, and severity of child maltreatment on social competence and behavior problems , 1994, Development and Psychopathology.

[10]  N. Breslau,et al.  Psychiatric sequelae of low birth weight. , 1995, Epidemiologic reviews.

[11]  J. Knutson.  Psychological characteristics of maltreated children: putative risk factors and consequences. , 1995, Annual review of psychology.

[12]  M. Weissman,et al.  The NIMH Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (MECA) Study: background and methodology. , 1996, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

[13]  R. Famularo,et al.  Psychiatric diagnoses of maltreated children: preliminary findings. , 1992, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

[14]  E. M. Kinard.  Mother and teacher assessments of behavior problems in abused children. , 1995, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

[15]  Anthony Spirito,et al.  Adolescent suicide attempters hospitalized on a pediatric unit. , 1987, Journal of pediatric psychology.

[16]  J. Kaufman,et al.  Depressive disorders in maltreated children. , 1991, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

[17]  D. Cicchetti,et al.  Self-concept, motivation, and competence among preschoolers from maltreating and comparison families. , 1990, Child abuse & neglect.

[18]  J. Parker,et al.  Depression and maltreatment as predictors of social competence and social problem-solving skills in school-age children. , 1995, Child abuse & neglect.

[19]  M Davies,et al.  The NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version 2.3 (DISC-2.3): description, acceptability, prevalence rates, and performance in the MECA Study. Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders Study. , 1996, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

[20]  N. Breslau.  Psychiatric disorder in children with physical disabilities. , 1985, Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry.

[21]  A. Kazdin,et al.  Depressive symptoms among physically abused and psychiatrically disturbed children. , 1985, Journal of abnormal psychology.

[22]  C. Widom,et al.  Childhood victimization and long-term intellectual and academic outcomes. , 1994, Child abuse & neglect.

[23]  D Cicchetti,et al.  A developmental psychopathology perspective on child abuse and neglect. , 1995, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

[24]  G. S. Pettit,et al.  Mechanisms in the cycle of violence. , 1990, Science.

[25]  A. Scerbo,et al.  Child physical abuse and aggression: preliminary findings on the role of internalizing problems. , 1995, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

[26]  D. Cicchetti,et al.  Perceived and actual competence among maltreated and comparison school children , 1989, Development and Psychopathology.

[27]  E. Deykin,et al.  A pilot study of the effect of exposure to child abuse or neglect on adolescent suicidal behavior. , 1985, The American journal of psychiatry.

[28]  D. J. Hansen,et al.  Long-term consequences of childhood physical abuse. , 1993, Psychological bulletin.

[29]  P. Lewinsohn,et al.  Suicidal attempts among older adolescents: prevalence and co-occurrence with psychiatric disorders. , 1992, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

[30]  K. Tarnowski,et al.  Depressive characteristics of physically abused children , 1989, Journal of abnormal child psychology.

[31]  A. Berman,et al.  Suicidality in hospitalized adolescents: relationship to prior abuse. , 1993, The American journal of orthopsychiatry.

[32]  I. Goodyer.  Family relationships, life events and childhood psychopathology. , 1990, Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines.

[33]  J. Eckenrode,et al.  School Performance and Disciplinary Problems among Abused and Neglected Children. , 1993 .