Psychosocial Interview
Psychosocial Interview James C. Harris The goal of the psychosocial interview is to establish a confiding relationship with the child and family. This relationship allows them to develop confidence in…
PEDIATRICS
Biopsychosocial and Developmental Approaches in Pediatrics
Biopsychosocial and Developmental Approaches in Pediatrics James C. Harris When parents bring a child to the pediatrician, it is because they are concerned. Their distress and disquietude must be appreciated,…
Mental Retardation
Mental Retardation Pasquale J. Accardo Jennifer A. Accardo Arnold J. Capute In the English-speaking world, the terms intellectual disability or cognitive impairment are replacing the term older mental retardation (see…
Streams of Development: The Key to Developmental Assessment
Streams of Development: The Key to Developmental Assessment Frederick B. Palmer Arnold J. Capute* *Deceased. The neurodevelopmental disabilities are diverse but related clinical syndromes of chronic neurologic dysfunction. They can…
Normal Infant and Childhood Development
Normal Infant and Childhood Development Sharon B. Richter Barbara J. Howard Raymond Sturner A major joy of pediatrics is observing and interpreting the child’s changing developmental abilities for the parents….
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Donald P. Orr Margaret J. Blythe Over the past decade, adolescents in the United States have become increasingly responsible with respect to sexual risk behaviors. The average…
Adolescent Substance Abuse and Other High-Risk Behaviors
Adolescent Substance Abuse and Other High-Risk Behaviors Richard B. Heyman Within the inner city and suburbia, among the poor and the affluent, in the white and nonwhite populations, among the…
Adolescent Hypertension
Adolescent Hypertension Stephen R. Daniels Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adults. It has been clearly shown in the Framingham Study and other epidemiologic studies that…
Adolescent Pregnancy and Contraception
Adolescent Pregnancy and Contraception Maria Trent Unplanned pregnancy is a major public health problem facing pediatric and adolescent health. In the 2001 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of high school students,…
Menstrual Disorders
Menstrual Disorders Sergio R. Russo Buzzini Melanie A. Gold Menarche, or the onset of menses, is one of the major milestones of female pubertal development. Although most adolescent girls pass…
