Gregory Fritz
Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Book Recommendations:
Recommended by Gregory Fritz
“This extremely accessible text is designed to help beginning clinicians enter the daunting world of child and adolescent mental health interviewing and assessment. Two seasoned psychiatrists share their considerable experience with various types of interviewing approaches, multiple levels of child development, and the practical use of DSM-5. Their clear, jargon-free prose includes actual clinical interviews that bring the material vividly to life.” (from Amazon)
by James Morrison, Kathryn Flegel·You?
by James Morrison, Kathryn Flegel·You?
This instructive clinical resource has given thousands of clinicians and students essential skills for evaluating infants through adolescents with any type of mental health issue. Principles for conducting age-appropriate clinical interviews with children of varying ages and their parents--including the use of toys, drawing, dolls, and other forms of play--are illustrated with annotated sample transcripts. The book provides crucial information for accurately diagnosing a wide range of mental and behavioral disorders. User-friendly features include concise explanations of diagnostic criteria, coding notes, interview pointers for specific disorders, vivid vignettes, and a sample written report. New to This Edition *Current terminology, codes, and diagnostic criteria integrated throughout the case examples and disorder-specific discussions. *Features both DSM-5 and ICD-10-CM codes. *Essential Features--prototypes that encapsulate the symptoms and other diagnostic elements of each disorder. *Reproducible tool (Questionnaire for Parents) that can be downloaded and printed for repeated use. *Additional disorders and vignettes.
Recommended by Gregory Fritz
“Since the first edition of the Clinical Manual was published thirteen years ago, interest in the field of pediatric consultation-liaison psychiatry has continued to grow and the knowledge base has expanded considerably. With this timely second edition, Drs. Shaw and DeMaso have provided clinicians with a substantially updated version while retaining the practical, thorough, and user-friendly features that make the manual such a gem for anyone working with physically ill children and adolescents.” (from Amazon)
by Richard J. Shaw, David R. Demaso, M.D.·You?
by Richard J. Shaw, David R. Demaso, M.D.·You?
Now in a thoroughly updated second edition, Clinical Manual of Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry remains the only textbook in the field that provides a focused and useful clinical guide to the psychiatric and psychological assessment of physically ill children and adolescents. Covering all of the common clinical psychiatric consultation questions that arise in the pediatric hospital, this book is designed for both novice trainees approaching their first pediatric consultation-liaison psychiatry rotations and advanced and experienced practitioners seeking information on psychopharmacological management of physically ill children. Chapters 1 4 provide an overview of pediatric consultation-liaison psychiatry, including assessment principles and legal and forensic issues. Chapters 5 14 are devoted to specific psychiatric symptoms and disorders in physically ill children and adolescents. Chapters 15 18 address issues related to treatment and intervention. New to the second edition are discussions of catatonia, serotonin syndrome, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, autoimmune encephalitis, and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS), as well as an overview of fabricated or induced illness symptoms. Completely updated to reflect advances in research and treatment options, Clinical Manual of Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry provides practitioners with concise and pragmatic ways of organizing the key iss