OBJECTIVE: Developmental and behavioral (DB) disorders are commonly encountered in
the general pediatric and neurology practices. There is a strong demand for trained …

A large number of children and adolescents in the United States suffer from emotional,
behavioral, and developmental problems. 1 The Office of Technology Assessment, Institute …

Objective: To determine the current role of private general paediatrics in the care of children
with problems of development and behaviour. Methods: We surveyed all general …

Little has been written about evaluation and intervention services for children with a
combination of behavioral and developmental needs. Two multidisciplinary clinic …

Shortly after completing my training in both pediatrics and psychiatry, I spoke with a retired
child and adolescent psychiatrist who had invested his career in improving the relationship …

Completely revised for its Second Edition, this text is geared to residents and fellows training
in child and adolescent psychiatry and those preparing for board examinations in both …

Background: Significant advances in understanding brain development and behavior have
not been accompanied by revisions of traditional academic structure. Disciplinary isolation …

There are currently at least 19 million children and adolescents in the United States with
disorders of development (learning disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder …

Increasingly more and more children with developmental disabilities survive into adulthood.
Pediatricians and other clinicians are called upon to care for an increasing number of …

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) is
scheduled to appear in May 2013. DSM-5 proposes to introduce new diagnoses likely to be …