This book aims to be both scholarly, practical, and comprehensive, but not so lengthy or detailed that the child and adolescent psychiatrist in training or the practitioner looking for an update is daunted or exhausted. It can serve as a core text for a child psychiatrist or a reference for pediatricians, family physicians, general psychiatrists, advanced-practice child psychiatric nurses, and psychiatric social workers. Each chapter presents a suppary of a core topic and blends clinical wisdom with evidence-based practices in assessment and treatment.