Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics

Addressing the�major advances�in biomedical, psychological, social, and environmental sciences over the past decade,�Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, 5th Edition, remains�the reference of choice�for professionals in a wide range of fields, including medicine and health care, education, social service, advocacy, and public policy. This foundational, pioneering resource emphasizes children's assets and liabilities, not just categorical labels.�Comprehensive in scope, it offers information and guidance on normal development and behavior, psychosocial, and biologic influences on development, developmental disorders, neurodevelopmental disabilities, and mental health conditions. It also discusses�tools and strategies for diagnosis and management, including new assessments that can be used in telehealth encounters. Offers a�highly practical focus, emphasizing clinical approaches to evaluation, counseling, treatment, and ongoing care.� Provides�new or expanded information�on theoretical foundations of human development and behavior; trauma, adverse childhood events, and resilience across the life span; mechanisms of genetic, epigenetic, and neurological conditions; and principles of psychological assessment, including a broad array of evaluation approaches.� Discusses�management and treatment�for developmental and behavioral conditions, spanning common factors, cognitive behavior therapies, rehabilitative services, integrative medicine, and psychopharmacology.� Contains�up-to-date chapters�on celebrating socio-cultural diversity and addressing racism and bias, acute stress and post-traumatic stress disorder in youth, sexuality and variation, and alternatives to restrictive guardianship.� Begins each chapter with a colorful vignette that demonstrates the importance of the human dimensions of developmental-behavioral pediatrics.� Offers viewpoints from an�interdisciplinary team of editors and contributors, representing developmental-behavioral pediatrics, general pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, occupational and physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and law.� Provides the�latest drug information�in the updated and revised chapters on psychopharmacology.� Includes�key points boxes, tables, pictures, and diagrams�to clarify and enhance the text.� Enhanced eBook version included with purchase.�Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.�