Developmental and behavioral pediatrics

All-new clinical resource for managing children with developmental and behavioral concerns. Developed by leading experts in developmental and behavioral pediatrics, the all-new AAP Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics gives one place to turn for expert recommendations to deliver, coordinate, and/or monitor quality developmental/behavioral care within the medical home. The one resource with all the essentials for pediatric primary care providers. Evaluation and care initiation: Interviewing and counseling, Surveillance and screening, Psychoeducational testing, Neurodevelopment.

Introduction-child development: the basic science of pediatrics -- Nature, nurture, and their interactions in child development and behavior -- Interviewing and counseling children and families -- Basics of child behavior and primary care management of common behavior problems -- Early intervention -- Developmental and behavioral surveillance and screening within the medical home -- Neurodevelopmental assessment and medical evaluation -- Developmental and behavioral diagnoses: the spectrum and continuum of developmental -behavioral disorders -- Motor development -- Cognitive development -- Speech and language development and disorders -- Social and emotional development -- Autism spectrum disorders -- Psychoeducational testing -- Learning disabilities -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Disruptive behavior disorders -- Anxiety and mood disorders -- Evidence-based psychological and behavioral interventions -- Principles of psychopharmacologic management -- Complementary and alternative medicine in developmental and behavioral pediatrics -- Sensory impairments: hearing and vision -- Social and community services -- Transition to adult medical care -- Billing and coding fo…