Pediatric Psychiatry / / Hale F. Shirley.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: Complete eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Shirley, Hale F.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1963
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Commonwealth Fund Publications ; 34
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (796 p.) :; illustrated

Geared to the needs of the pediatrician, this book is designed to orient him to the background of psychiatric knowledge so essential in his daily practice. Using his observation of 1,000 children brought to the Stanford University Pediatric-Psychiatric Unit as a guide, Dr. Shirley illustrates his discussion of physical, mental, and emotional disturbances with case histories, thus presenting the relationships between physician and parent, and physician and child in dynamic form, and stressing the individual nature of each case. Yet, despite the unique character of each behavior problem, there are common denominators in childhood development. Dr. Shirley sets forth the generally accepted norms of physical and mental growth and evaluates the usefulness of psychometric procedures, such as intelligence and performance tests, in determining the limits of the child's intellectual and physical capacities. Grade placement, discipline, eating and sleeping are universal trouble spots. Dr. Shirley suggests specific leads for the pediatrician to follow in the treatment of these problems, cautioning that success depends upon relieving parents of anxiety concerning themselves and their children in order that an atmosphere conducive to cooperation may exist in the home. Dr. Shirley's experience and training in both pediatrics and psychiatry doubly qualify him to discuss the basic elements of child psychiatry with authority and insight. Parents as well as physicians can profit by Dr. Shirley's wise, articulate, and practical interpretation of psychological concepts as they relate to the prevention and treatment of behavior problems in children.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- PART. ONE Basic Concepts in Personality Development and Child Guidance -- CHAPTER I. Pediatrics and the Mental Health of Childhood -- CHAPTER II. The Nature of the Child -- CHAPTER III. Intrinsic Factors in Personality Development and Behavior -- CHAPTER IV. Extrinsic Factors in Personality Development and Behavior -- PART TWO. Personality Development and Well-child Care -- CHAPTER V. The Prenatal and Natal Periods -- CHAPTER VI. Early Infancy: The First Year -- CHAPTER VII. Late Infancy: The Second and Third Years: The Toddler Stage -- CHAPTER VIII. Early Childhood: Three to Six Years: The Preschool Period -- CHAPTER IX. Late Childhood: Six Tears to Puberty: The School-age Period -- CHAPTER Χ. Adolescence -- PART THREE. Clinical Syndromes -- CHAPTER XI. The Child with Brain Syndrome -- CHAPTER XII. The Mentally Retarded Child -- CHAPTER XIII. The Physically Handicapped Child -- CHAPTER XIV. The Child with a Psychophysiological Disorder -- CHAPTER XV. The Emotionally Disturbed Child -- PART FOUR. Investigative and Treatment Procedures -- CHAPTER XVI. The Physician’s Approach -- CHAPTER XVII. History Taking and Interviewing Parents -- CHAPTER XVIII. Helping People through Interviews -- CHAPTER XIX. The Study of the Child -- CHAPTER XX. Psychological Aspects of Hospital Care -- CHAPTER XXI. Treatment of the Emotionally Disturbed Child -- INDEX -- Index