Paediatric medicine

In this remarkably clear and readable evaluation of the research on this topic, Barry Wagner presents the current state of knowledge about suicidal behaviors in children and adolescents, addressing the trends of the past ten years and evaluating available treatment approaches.

“Why doesn’t my baby sleep better?

Why preterm birth rates in the United States remain high even as access to prenatal care has improved and infant mortality has steadily dropped.

The landmark reference in the field, completely updated: a comprehensive treatment of a disorder that is more prevalent than autism.

Helping Kids in Crisis: Managing Psychiatric Emergencies in Children and Adolescents provides expert guidance to practitioners responding to high-stakes situations, such as children considering or attempting suicide, cutting or injuring themselves purposely, and becoming aggressive or violently destructive.

Children are being identified with more neurodevelopmental disorders than in previous decades and understanding these medically complex disorders has become critical as more children are living with these disorders.

Like many other medical and health-related professions, the speech-language pathology and audiology professions have been responding to the changes in the ways in which healthcare is delivered.

Widely recognized as an authoritative resource, this book has been revised and updated with the latest research and techniques, including new material on telehealth services.

Presenting a fresh approach to child and adolescent therapy, this book identifies five principles at the heart of the most potent evidence-based treatments--and shows how to apply them.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is a site where hi-tech medicine and vulnerable human beings come into close contact.

Preterm delivery is probably the most important problem in obstetrics, and a major public health concern.

This text analyses the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment and control of respiratory disorders in the newborn infant.

Increasingly diverse conditions now treated surgically combined with developments in technology have made the field of pediatric anesthesia more complex.

This is the premiere clinical textbook on neonatal ultrasound diagnosis.

This study guide takes each chapter of Clinical Pediatric Urology: Fifth Edition-without doubt the most well-respected and authoritative book on the subject in the world-and, in the format of a Q & A style, poses the most common questions in that particular area, which those taking the ABU examinations are likely to be tested on.

Percutaneous Interventions for Congenital Heart Disease is written for pediatric cardiologists specializing in interventional cardiology and need a step-by-step guide to carrying out procedures, as well as adult cardiologists.

The Autisms, written by Mary Coleman and Christopher Gillberg, demonstrates that autism, like mental retardation, is a clinical presentation of numerous different diseases, many with genomic underpinnings.

"e;The definitive work in genetic evaluation of newborns.

Thoroughly updated and revised, this new edition of the classic clinical text provides a comprehensive review of physical measurements used in the clinical evaluation of neonates, children, and adults presenting with dysmorphic features, structural anomalies, or genetic syndromes.

Neuroinfections presents 35 subjects, each with a different neurologic infectious or inflammatory disorder.

Primary immunodeficiency diseases, first recognized 60 years ago, are inherited disorders that affect human adaptive and innate immunity.

The Bedside Dysmorphologist is a thoughtful clinical guide to common--and often quite subtle--congenital malformations in clinical exam.

Childhood obesity has become a central concern in many countries and a range of policies have been implemented or proposed to address it.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most frequently diagnosed psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a relatively new diagnostic label which reflects the variability and differentiation of symptomatology among children and youth commonly described as having autistic disorder, high-functioning autism (HFA), and Asperger's syndrome.

The advent of modern neurobiological methods over the last three decades has provided overwhelming evidence that it is the interaction of genetic factors and the experience of the individual that guides and supports brain development.

This pioneering book is the first book of its kind and offers guidance about the use of ECT in youth with up-to-date and concise information.

Chronic pain is a significant health problem for many children and adolescents and is often challenging for healthcare professionals to treat.

Every year over a quarter of a million children die of AIDS.

Pediatric Forensic Neuropsychology is the authoritative, definitive reference on the practice and process of civil forensic neuropsychological assessment of children and adolescents.

In Eye Movement Disorders in Clinical Practice, a leading expert with over thirty years of teaching experience in neurology and neuro-ophthalmology offers comprehensive instruction on the diagnosis and treatment of all varieties of eye movement disorders.

When a child is struggling with a learning disability or behavioral disorder, it can be overwhelming for their parents, who often do not know what to do or where to turn for help.

The Autisms, written by Mary Coleman and Christopher Gillberg, demonstrates that autism, like mental retardation, is a clinical presentation of numerous different diseases, many with genomic underpinnings.

Impulsivity, to varying degrees, is what underlies human behavior and decision-making processes.

There is ample evidence that children and adolescents in large numbers are actively using integrative (complementary and alternative) therapies.

A highly illustrated field guide to dysmorphology, a key area of clinical genetics and a vital competency for all clinicians.

Among evidence-based therapies for children and adolescents with oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior, parent management training (PMT) is without peer; no other treatment for children has been as thoroughly investigated and as widely applied.

When a child is struggling with a learning disability or behavioral disorder, it can be overwhelming for their parents, who often do not know what to do or where to turn for help.

The Edge of Medicine tells the stories of dying children and their families, capturing the full range of uncertainties, hopes and disappointments, and ups and downs of children near the end of life.

Since the early 20th century, parenting books, pediatricians, and other health care providers have dispensed recommendations regarding children's sleep that frequently involved behavioral and educational approaches.

Autism Spectrum Disorder highlights current key topics for this complex and challenging developmental neurobiological disorder.

Sleep problems of American children have become a matter of national concern, with recent estimates indicating that 13% to 27% of children have sleep problems as reported by their parents.

Majoradvances in the diagnosis and treatment of oral clefts have been made in the past 50 years, and recent genetics and epidemiological studies have led to new theories about the causes of cleft lip and palate.

Since 1989, American families have adopted more than 230,000 children from other countries.

Children can and do survive cancer; the last decade has seen many major advancements in treatment.

Chronic shyness can pose a serious threat to a child's academic, emotional, and social development.

Chronic shyness can pose a serious threat to a child's academic, emotional, and social development.

Millions of children suffer from diseases and illnesses that do not have adequate treatment, and many other children are harmed by medicines intended to help them.

This is the first textbook to focus on environmental threats to child health.

Traditionally, non-medical, developmental intervention with premature infants has been a controversial topic in neonatal intensive care units (NICU).