Main description:

Expanded and fully updated, the second edition of this popular resource provides essential information to help primary pediatric care providers to more confidently evaluate and care for children with developmental and behavioral concerns.

New chapters cover:

Environmental and biological influences on child development and behavior
Development and disorders of feeding, sleep, and elimination
Assimilation of developmental-behavioral screening/surveillance/evaluation/diagnosis, referral, and management into primary care pediatric practice

Topics with updated information include:

The role of early childhood adversity and toxic stress and the impact on child development and behavior
How to appropriately bill and code for care
Evidence-based interventions, including psychopharmacology
Developmental screening and surveillance, autism spectrum disorder, and ADHD

Other topics include counseling children and families, anxiety and mood disorders, and transitioning to adult medical care.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Child Development: The Basic Science of Pediatrics
Chapter 2: Nature, Nurture, and Their Impact on Development and Behavior
Chapter 3: Environmental Influences on Child Development and Behavior
Chapter 4: Biological Influences on Child Development and Behavior and Medical Evaluation of Children With Developmental-Behavioral Disorders
Chapter 5: Interviewing and Counseling Children and Families
Chapter 6: Early Intervention
Chapter 7: Basics of Child Behavior and Primary Care Pediatric Management of Common Behavioral Problems
Chapter 8: Development and Disorders of Feeding, Sleep, and Elimination
Chapter 9: Developmental and Behavioral Surveillance and Screening
Chapter 10: Developmental Evaluation
Chapter 11: Making Developmental-Behavioral Diagnoses
Chapter 12: Social/Emotional Development and Disorders
Chapter 13: Sensory Impairments (Hearing and Vision)
Chapter 14: Motor Development and Disorders
Chapter 15: Cognitive Development and Disorders
Chapter 16: Speech/Language Development and Disorders
Chapter 17: Learning Disabilities
Chapter 18: ADHD
Chapter 19: Autism Spectrum Disorders
Chapter 20: Interpreting Psychoeducational Testing Reports, Individualized Family Service Plans, and Individualized Education Program Plans
Chapter 21: Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Chapter 22: Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Chapter 23: Basics of Psychopharmacologic Management
Chapter 24: Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Chapter 25: Social and Community Services for Children With Disabilities and/or Behavioral Disorders and Their Families
Chapter 26: Transition to Adult Medical Care
Chapter 27: Billing and Coding for Developmental and Behavioral Problems in Primary Care
Chapter 28: Pulling It All Together: Efficiently Assimilating Developmental-Behavioral Screening/Surveillance/Evaluation/Diagnosis/Referral, and Longitudinal Management Into Primary Care Pediatric Practice