Auteur : Cepeda, Claudio 1942-

Maison d'édition : Routledge

Date de publication : 2007

Collation : xi, 537 p. : ill.

ISBN : 9780415953641

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. Overview of psychotic symptoms in childhood -- 2. Psychiatric assessment -- 3. Examination of other psychotic symptoms -- 4. Examination of mood and affect -- 5. Aids in the diagnostic process -- 6. Differential diagnosis of psychotic disorders : medical conditions associated with psychosis -- 7. Differential diagnosis of psychotic disorders : psychiatric disorders associated with psychosis -- 8. Etiology and pathogenesis -- 9. Psychosocial interventions for chronic psychoses -- 10. Psychopharmacological treatment : considerations in the clinical use of antipsychotic medications -- 11. Mood stabilizing medications in the treatment of psychotic disorders of children and adolescents, other treatments, and alternative treatments -- 12. Overview of atypical antispychotics -- 13. Side effects of mood stabilizers and atypical antipsychotics -- 14. Treatment of atypical side effects

Résumé : Psychotic Symptoms in Children and Adolescents demystifies the interviewing diagnostic process of psychosis in children and adolescents and provides a valuable resource for treatment. Psychotic symptoms have traditionally been rationalized and disregarded as products of the child's imagination. There has been a professional reluctance to acknowledge that children could suffer from severe psychotic disorders akin to adult subjects, and that these symptoms merit a comprehensive and systematic evaluation.

This book offers a useful guide to the interviewing process, a review of differential diagnosis, and an overview on psychosocial interventions. It deals also with the use of antipsychotic drugs, beginning with issues related to their use in the field, followed by a review of literature on the subject, atypical side effects, and implementation throughout treatment.

The book fills a vacuum in the field of child and adolescent psychosis, and will have a broad appeal and interest to general psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, to child and adolescent psychiatrists, and many other mental health professionals working with disturbed children and adolescents.

Mots-clés : Psychoses chez l'adolescent / Psychoses chez l'enfant / Psychoses

Cote : WS 350 C399p 2007