Psychotic symptoms in children and adolescents : assessment, differential diagnosis, and treatment /
Cepeda, Claudio,1942-
New York ; London : Routledge,
c2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 489-524) and index.
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.
Psychoses in children
Psychoses in adolescence