Dulcan's Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
The arrival of Dulcan s Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is cause for celebration. In this evidence-based, practice-focused, comprehensive volume, Dulcan and her contributors have raised the bar for contemporary textbooks of child and adolescent psychiatry. Likely to become a classic that will spawn many more editions over the years, this highly readable text will proficiently serve not only trainees and seasoned practitioners in child and adolescent psychiatry, but those in general psychiatry, pediatrics, and other health care fields as well. --Joel Yager, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral SciencesThis is a must-have resource for all practitioners interested in childhood mental disorders, especially those in training and those preparing for board and maintenance of certification exams. Leading authorities provide comprehensive yet concise state-of-the-knowledge reviews for every important topic in the field. Valuable summary tables provide a useful organization to the information. This is the most important child and adolescent psychiatry textbook currently available. --Robert L. Hendren, D.O., Professor of Psychiatry; Tsakopoulos-Vismara Chair & Executive Director, M.I.N.D. Institute; Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of California, Davis; President, American Academy of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryContains a comprehensive presentation of clinical rating scales and semistructured interview techniques without losing the child developmental context. The summary bullet points at the end of each chapter offer an especially valuable take-away message. --John F. McDermott, M.D., Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of Hawaii School of Medicine; Past Editor, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry