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We are most pleased to present Volume 3 of Developmental-Behavioral Disorders: Selected Topics, designed to serve as a companion for standard reference textbooks that address cogent issues in developmental pedi­ atrics. Periodic publications such as Selected Topics and theme-related articles, as well as continuing education programs, attempt to supple­ ment in a timely fashion the rapidly changing knowledge base in devel­ opmental-behavioral pediatrics. These media are important as forums for enhancing the quality of clinical practice, teaching skills, and re­ search activities. The need is critical for periodically disseminating and updating information about issues in developmental medicine, in as much as this field of study continues to expand at a meteoric pace. During the past several decades, developmental medicine has been recognized as a defined subspecialty in pediatrics. The spectrum of problems encompassed by this discipline is relatively broad and at times clinically overwhelming. The ultimate goal of preventing delays, disor­ ders, and/or dysfunctions from becoming chronic handicapping condi­ tions has, by volume per se, created clinical dilemmas for pediatric health care providers. There are numerous facets of providing efficient and effective care, which in the field of developmental-behavioral pediatrics are often exaggerated impediments to the delivery of services by pri­ mary health care specialists, e. g. , time, clinical skills, need for inter­ disciplinary management, medical-legal responsibilities, financial reim­ bursements. These issues, as well as clinical problems, are still very much part of the information base to be disseminated to concerned pro­ fessionals.

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Author:   Marvin I. Gottlieb ,  John E. Williams
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.599kg
ISBN:  

9781461366522

ISBN 10:   1461366526
Pages:   363
Publication Date:   18 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

I. Introduction: General Issues in Developmental Disorders.- 1 State of the World’s Children: Developmental-Behavioral Disorders in a Global Context.- 2 PL 99-457: A New Challenge and Responsibility for Physicians.- 3 An Ethical Issue in Developmental Pediatrics: Analysis and Discussion of a Case History.- 4 A Physician’s Primer of Developmental and Psychologic Test Instruments.- II. Developmental Disorders.- 5 Neonatal Brain Care: Does Early Developmental Intervention Work?.- 6 Early Identification of Cerebral Palsy.- 7 Movement Disorders and Paroxysmal Behaviors in Children and Adolescents.- 8 Epilepsy: Implications for Intelligence, Learning, and Behavior.- 9 Learning Disabilities: “The Good News/The Bad News”.- 10 Lessons I’ve Learned from Learning Disabilities.- 11 Head Injury: After Acute Care, Then What?.- 12 Clefting Syndromes: A Review.- 13 Fragile X Syndrome.- 14 Down’s Syndrome.- 15 Controversial Therapies in Developmental Disabilities.- III. Neurobehavioral and Emotional Disorders.- 16 Neuropharmacological Therapies: Potential Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Complications.- 17 Attention Deficit Disorder: All You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask.- 18 Anticipatory Guidance: New Responsibilities for Pediatricians.- 19 When Baby Just Won’t Sleep.- 20 Toilet Training Refusal: Avoid the Battle and Win the War.- 21 Interview and Intervention Strategies for Adolescents.- 22 The Sexually Active Adolescent.- 23 Divorce: Stopping the Mayhem.- IV. General Issues.- 24 The Parent-Physician Relationship: An Essay on Bonding.- 25 Family and Career: Some Personal Reflections.

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'a journey through this collected series of commentaries and subject overviews ... warrants a recommendation to the practitioner of primary care pediatrics.' The Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

`a journey through this collected series of commentaries and subject overviews ... warrants a recommendation to the practitioner of primary care pediatrics.' The Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

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