Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Blackwell\'s Neurology and Psychiatry Access S notes

3 CHAPTER 1 Psychiatric Examination and Diagnosis in Children and Adolescents Myla Harrison, MD and Jeffrey Newcorn, MD and adolescents, assessment of developmental function- ing is of utmost importance. The physician must under- stand normal development in children of different ages, genders, and sociocultural backgrounds. Children and adolescents of different ages and developmental stages differ in their physical, cognitive, and emotional capaci- ties. Therefore, the clinician must ...

3 CHAPTER 1 Psychiatric Examination and Diagnosis in Children and Adolescents Myla Harrison, MD and Jeffrey Newcorn, MD and adolescents, assessment of developmental function- ing is of utmost importance. The physician must under- stand normal development in children of different ages, genders, and sociocultural backgrounds. Children and adolescents of different ages and developmental stages differ in their physical, cognitive, and emotional capaci- ties. Therefore, the clinician must ...