Laurel Harper

Child and Adolescent: Mental Health and Psychiatry Laurel Harper

Psychiatry is a medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses. The diagnosis usually begins with a review of the case history of the patient. Other diagnostic methods include mental status examination, physical examinations, psychological tests and neuroimaging. Child and adolescent psychiatry, also known as pediatric psychiatry, is an important sub-field of psychiatry. It is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses in children and adolescents. Some of the common disorders related to child and adolescent psychiatry include learning disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, panic disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and childhood onset schizophrenia. This book elucidates the concepts and innovative models around prospective developments with respect to child and adolescent psychiatry. It strives to provide a fair idea about this discipline and to help develop a better understanding of the latest advances within this field. The extensive content of this book provides the readers with a thorough understanding of the subject.