Providing a comprehensive overview of the main disorders encountered by child and adolescent psychiatrists in clinical practice, this authoritative clinical handbook ranges from eating, sleep and affective disorders to substance abuse, gender identity and sexual abuse. The approach is evidence-based and emphasis is on good clinical practice and quality control of patient care. In contrast to other books in the field, the authors' intention is not to cover exhaustively all the relevant science, but rather to present in condensed form any research findings that are significant for clinical practice.

1. Brain disorders H. C. Steinhausen and Christopher Gillberg; 2. Substance use disorders O. G. Bukstein; 3. Schizophrenia A. Clark; 4. Affective disorders D. Harrington; 5. Anxiety disorders T. H. Ollendick and L. D. Seligmann; 6. Obsessive compulsive disorders P. H. Thomsen; 7. Adjustment disorders P. Hill; 8. Posttraumatic stress disorders P. Stallard; 9. Somatoform disorders E. Garralda; 10. Eating disorders H. C. Steinhausen; 11. Sleep disorders G. Stores; 12. Personality disorder J. Hill; 13. Mental retardation C. Gillberg; 14. Speech and language disorder C. Johnson and J. Beitchman; 15. Reading and other learning disabilities M. J. Snowlin and B. Maughan; 16. Autism spectrum disorders Christopher Gillberg; 17. Hyperkinetic disorders E. Taylor; 18. Conduct disorders S. Scott; 19. Elective mutism H. C. Steinhausen; 20. Attachment disorders P. Hughes and M. Newman; 21. Tic disorders A. Rothenberger; 22. Elimination disorders A. von Gontard; 23. Physical and sexual abuse A. Bentovim; 24. Gender identity disorder P. Cohen Kettenis.