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Principles and Practice of Child Psychiatry

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  • © 1986

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Authors:
  1. Stella Chess

    1. New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA

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  2. Mahin Hassibi

    1. New York Medical College, Valhalla, USA

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction to Child Psychiatry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. A Historical Overview

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 3-15

    3. Normal Child Development

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 16-45

    4. Theories of Child Development

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 46-73

  3. Disordered Behavior

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
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    2. Genesis and Etiology

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 77-124

    3. Presenting Symptoms

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 125-155

    4. Assessment

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 156-207

  4. Syndromes in Child Psychiatry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 209-209
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    2. Issues in Classification

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 211-214

    3. Adjustment Reactions

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 215-220

    4. Disorders of Biological Functions

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 221-245

    5. Psychophysiological Disorders

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 246-249

    6. Anxiety Disorders

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 250-272

    7. Childhood Psychoses

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 273-295

    8. Mental Retardation

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 296-317

    9. Learning Disabilities

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 318-327

    10. Disorders of Language Development

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 328-336

    11. Organic Brain Syndromes

      • Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi
      Pages 337-350
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About this book

Stella Chess's many admirers throughout the world have long looked forward to the day when she would produce her own textbook of child psychiatry. They will not be disappointed in this thoughtful and per­ ceptive account of the principles and practices of the subject, written in collaboration with Dr. Hassibi. It has all the hallmarks we have come to recognize as distinctive of the Chess approach to child psychiatry-gentle yet subtle and penetrating, always appreciative of the feelings and concerns of both the children and their parents, well informed and critically aware of research findings but far from over­ awed by the contributions of science, and above all immensely practi­ cal. Anyone who wants to know how one of the world's outstanding clinicians appraises what child psychiatry has to offer could do no bet­ ter than to read this book. Child psychiatry differs from general psychiatry in being con­ cerned with a developing organism, and it is entirely appropriate that the book begins with an account of child development and of the prin­ cipal theories put forward to explain it. Chess and Hassibi recognize the importance of theory in organizing ideas and in suggesting expla­ nations, but they remain skeptical of how far existing theories do in fact account for the outstanding issues in development. They note the limitations of all theories in explaining how development takes place and why individual differences occur in the way they do.

Authors and Affiliations

  • New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA

    Stella Chess

  • New York Medical College, Valhalla, USA

    Mahin Hassibi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Principles and Practice of Child Psychiatry

  • Authors: Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2145-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9266-1Published: 05 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-2145-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 550

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology

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