This is an updated edition incorporating the scientific underpinnings of newer theories of neurodevelopment, developmental psychopathology and neurobiology informing the childhood psychiatric disorders and their management, introduces the latest classification systems like ICD 11 and DSM 5, newer treatment approaches, and some contemporary clinical issues, i.e. psychiatric disorders of infancy, substance abuse and child sexual abuse.

The book provides an insightful account of clinical approach and theoretical substructure of the process of assessment and management of psychiatric disorders seen in children and adolescents. It gives the rationale for the scheme, the system to be followed and step-by-step guidance into comprehensive evaluation of children and adolescents seen in psychiatric clinics. The book is written in a simple and readable style and derives value from over five decades of experience and vast expertise of the author and clinical insights obtained from the treatment of thousands of children and their families. An essential textbook for all postgraduate (MD) students of psychiatry and pediatrics, postdoctoral (DM and PDF) students of child and adolescent psychiatry and clinical child psychologists, this book also has tremendous value for practicing psychiatrists and pediatricians who are routinely called upon to treat child and adolescent psychiatric disorders.