Table of Contents

PrefaceReferencesChapter 1. Pediatric Psychosomatic MedicineChapter 2. Coping and Adaptation in Physically Ill ChildrenChapter 3. Pediatric Consultation Psychiatry AssessmentChapter 4. Legal and Forensic IssuesChapter 5. DeliriumChapter 6. Mood DisordersChapter 7. Anxiety Symptoms and DisordersChapter 8. Somatoform DisordersChapter 9. Pediatric PainChapter 10. Solid Organ TransplantationChapter 11. Treatment AdherenceChapter 12. Pediatric Cancer, Bone Marrow Transplantation, and Palliative CareChapter 13. Individual Psychotherapy in the Pediatric SettingChapter 14. Family TherapyChapter 15. Psychopharmacological Approaches and ConsiderationsChapter 16. Preparation for ProceduresAppendixIndex

Promotional Information

This book addresses an important area where the mind and the body converge on issues with children. It is a very complete and well organized book that provides a comprehensive approach for mental health clinicians who provide consult liaisons for children who are physically ill on the topic of psychosomatic medicine. Mark L. Wolraich, M.D., CMRI/Shaun Walters Professor of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

About the Author

Richard J. Shaw, M.D., is Medical Director of the Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Service at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California.

David R. DeMaso, M.D., is Psychiatrist-in-Chief at Children's Hospital Boston and Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

Reviews

There is extensive information on pharmacology, including a section on pain management and a more general chapter discussing uses of medication in particular disease states.