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Chapter 11 - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2025

By
Cristian Patrick Zeni  and
Priscilla Granja Machado
Edited by
Marsal Sanches  and
Jair C. Soares
Marsal Sanches
Affiliation:
McGovern Medical School, Texas
Jair C. Soares
Affiliation:
McGovern Medical School, Texas
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Summary

Child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) is a complex and challenging subspecialty in psychiatry that developed immensely in the last century. In this chapter, we present a brief overview of development and specific aspects of the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of children and adolescents.

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childadolescentpediatricbehavioralemotionaldevelopmentassessmenttreatmentpsychotherapy
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Fundamentals of Clinical Psychiatry
A Practical Handbook
 , pp. 86 - 98
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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