Clinical Management of Behavior Disorders in Children

This volume is designed as a practical textbook and guide not only for the physician but also for professional workers in the field of child psychology. The authors have kept in touch with all new work in the field and treat the material in a competent manner. The language is simple and direct. The first chapters are devoted to a description of normal growth and development. The behavior disorders discussed are those due to all causes—whether chronic disease, physical disability, deviation from the average mentality, developmental aberration, emotional distress, or other factors. Common problems, such as eating habits, enuresis, thumbsucking, and difficulties of adolescence, are included, as well as many disturbances less often encountered. The diagnostic section contains detailed material on history-taking, interviewing, examination, drawing tests, and projective techniques. The authors follow a common sense approach with the inclusion of a minimum of theoretical material. The arrangement of material makes