Biological Child Psychiatry―Recent Trends and Developments

International researchers and clinicians review recent advances in the field of biological child psychiatry. While some contributors focus exclusively on recent neurobiological aspects of specific disorders, others describe clinical aspects as well. Many contributors pay special attention to the impact of cross-cultural issues on the development or modulation of the phenotype or course of child mental disorders. In addition to covering specific disorders, such as autism and ADHD, the book also details recent work in molecular genetics related to child psychiatry, current neuropsychological models of disorder, and applications of electrophysiology and neuroimaging. The book will be of value to researchers and clinicians in child and adolescent mental health services and developmental and clinical neuroscience. Banaschewski is affiliated with the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany. Rohde is affiliated with the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Division of the Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)