Psychotic symptoms in children and adolescents : assessment, differential diagnosis, and treatment /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cepeda, Claudio, 1942-
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, [2007]
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Table of Contents:
  • Overview of psychotic symptoms in childhood
  • Psychiatric assessment
  • Examination of other psychotic symptoms
  • Examination of mood and affect
  • Aids in the diagnostic process
  • Differential diagnosis of psychotic disorders: medical conditions associated with psychosis
  • Differential diagnosis of psychotic disorders: psychiatric disorders associated with psychosis
  • Etiology and pathogenesis
  • Psychosocial interventions for chronic psychosis
  • Psychopharmacological treatment: considerations in the clinical use of antipsychotic medications
  • Mood stabilizing medications in the treatment of psychotic disorders of children and adolescents, other treatments, and alternative treatments
  • Overview of atypical antipsychotics
  • Side effects of mood stabilizers and atypical antipsychotics
  • Treatment of atypical side effects.