Publisher's Synopsis
Over the past 20 years child psychiatry has seen an exponential advance in knowledge and methods. There has been notable progress in diagnostic classification, epidemiology, treatment and outcome and enquiry into the biological, psychological and social correlates of child psychiatric disorder. Our knowledge is now based on increasingly more sophisticated methods of scientific enquiry and analysis. This book provides the reader with a comprehensive review of these growing boundaries; each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in the field from a variety of different countries in order to provide an international perspective.
