Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Clinical Care for Children and Young Adults
Donald E Greydanus editor Dilip R Patel editor Hatim A Omar editor Joav Merrick editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Springer
Published:23rd Mar '11
Should be back in stock very soon
Increasingly more and more children with developmental disabilities survive into adulthood. Pediatricians and other clinicians are called upon to care for an increasing number of children with developmental disabilities in their practice and thus there is a need for a practical guide specifically written for paediatricians and primary care clinicians that addresses major concepts of neurodevelopmental pediatrics. In the United States, the specialty training leading to a conjoint board certification by the American Board of Pediatrics and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, requires a total of 6 years of training (2 years of pediatrics, 1 year of neurology, 18 months of child neurology, 18 months of neurodevelopmental disabilities). As of December 2006, in the US, there were 241 pediatricians and 55 child neurologists certified in the subspecialty of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. Thus most of the children with developmental disabilities are seen by pediatricians and therefore it is important for these pediatricians to be well informed of common issues in the field. The 60,000 or so pediatricians in the United States (and hundreds more in other countries) are the main target audience for a practical book on neurodevelopmental pediatrics.
From the reviews:
“Experts in this field provide a current review of specific topics in developmental disabilities in children and young adults in this book. … It seems to be targeted at residents and general practitioners likely to be called upon to treat these patients within their practice. It provides a good basic reference for this purpose. … This is a very readable and useful source of information for the management of children with developmental disorders within a general practice.” (Michael G. White, Doody’s Book Reviews, February, 2012)
“A very useful book for pediatricians, developmental health professionals, pediatric neurologists and psychologists. … This volume reviews in 31 chapters the diagnosis, discusses the wide spectrum of pathology as part of a series of diseases and body systems, as well as outcomes and counseling.” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 9 (1), September, 2011)
ISBN: 9789400706262
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495 pages