Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

by Michael J. Rutter, Dorothy Bishop

Rutter€™s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has become an established and accepted textbook of child psychiatry. Now completely revised and updated, the fifth edition provides a coherent appraisal of the current state of the field to help trainee and practising clinicians in their daily work. It is distinctive in being both interdisciplinary and international, in its integration of science and clinical practice, and in its practical discussion of how researchers and practitioners need to think about conflicting or uncertain findings.This new edition now offers an entirely new section on conceptual approaches, and several new chapters, and basic pharmacologybrain imaginghealth economicspsychopathology in refugees and asylum seekersbipolar disorderattachment disordersstatistical methods for cliniciansThis leading textbook provides an accurate and comprehensive account of current knowledge

1248 pages, Hardcover

First published July 21, 2008

Reviews

[Siobhan]

A very useful book for those interested in the subject.

A lot is covered in this one, allowing you to gain information in a range of areas. As always, with books like this, I wouldn’t recommend it as your sole referencing point but it is useful alongside other books to help you gain more knowledge on the subject.