Special Topics in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Special Topics in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

• Select one of the following topics:
  • Adoption
  • Foster care
  • Gender dysphoria
  • Forensic issues
  • Impact of terrorism on children

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• Explain the psychological issues that may result from your topic.
• Describe the most effective assessment measure that could be used and explain why you selected this.
• Explain the treatment options available for children and adolescents involved with your selected disorder.
• Explain how culture may influence treatment.

Reference

Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

• Chapter 31, “Child Psychiatry” (pp. 1279–1323)