The thoroughly updated Second Edition of this popular handbook provides practical guidance on diagnosing and treating children with developmental and behavioral problems in the primary care setting. New chapters cover pediatric psychopharmacology, sensory integrations disorder, bad news in the media, post-traumatic stress disorder, Asperger syndrome, promoting resilience, the explosive child, family treatment, cultural competence, and bipolar disorder. The authors present current information on common problems such as ADHD, biting, school avoidance, the picky eater, obesity, sleep problems, and colic and on significant developmental disorders such as autistic spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and the dysmorphic child. A separate section focuses on screening for developmental and behavioral disorders in primary care.

Parker, Steven, MD (Boston Univ); Zuckerman, Barry, MD (Boston Univ)The contributors represent the specialties of pediatrics, psychology, psychiatry, and public health. Most come from academic medical centers in the U.S. Institutions prominently represented include Harvard, Boston, Yale, UCSF, Johns Hopkins, Univ of Minnesota, and Univ of Wisconsin.

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