Neurodevelopmental Disorders / edited by W. W. Fleischhacker, D. J. Brooks.

Springer eBooks

ADHD: strategies to unravel its genetic architecture -- Developmental dyslexia, learning and the cerebellum -- Disorders of speech development: diagnostic and treatment aspects -- Disorders of motor development (clumsy child syndrome) -- Tic disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder: where is the link? -- The effectiveness of interventions for children with autism -- Schizophrenia and related disorders in children and adolescents.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of neurodevelopmental disorders comprising motor, speech, cognitive and behavioral dysfunctions. Childhood and adolescent disorders ranging from dyslexia to schizophrenia and including autism, motor disorders and the attention deficit hyperactivity syndrome are presented from the perspectives of genetics, developmental psychology, clinical neurology and psychiatry. A multiprofessional team of experts from the various fields has contributed to this volume, which is aimed at clinicians and researchers alike. The reader will find up to date coverage of the clinically most relevant neurodevelopmental disorders with regard to pathophysiology, clinical presentation and treatment.

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