Handbook of Child Psychiatric Diagnosis (Wiley Series on Personality Processes)

Offers comprehensive coverage of the diagnosis of childhood psychopathology in accordance with the APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-III and DSM-III-R). Part 1 addresses general issues--history, current nosology, reliability, and validity. Part 2 contains 18 chapters presenting the most recent empirical findings for each disorder. These chapters are organized in a format similar to that employed in DSM: definition, historical background, clinical picture, associated features, course and prognosis, impairment, complications, epidemiology, familial pattern, differential diagnosis and clinical management. Parts 3 and 4 cover special topics and future directions in child psychiatry.