Outcomes in Neurodevelopmental and Genetic Disorders

by Patricia Howlin, Orlee Udwin

Overview

This book describes the causes, course, and treatment of a variety of developmental and genetic disorders, including attention-deficit disorder, Fragile X syndrome, and the autistic spectrum disorders. The volume places a particular focus on the course of disorders over time and outcome in adulthood. As well as providing succinct and up-to-date summaries of the most recent research, the authors give clinicians practical guidelines for intervention and management with children and young adults.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521797214
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/25/2002
Series:	Cambridge Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Pages:	346
Product dimensions:	6.89(w) x 9.72(h) x 0.79(d)

About the Author

Patricia Howlin (dob 8.10.46) has worked in the fields of autism and other developmental disorders for many years. Published research includes articles on autism, Asperger syndrome, Down's syndrome, receptive language disorders, Williams syndrome, Turner's syndrome and Cohen syndrome. Her book Autism Preparing for Adulthood won the NASEN Special Educational Needs prize in 1997. Several articles have been reprinted in International Review volumes (e.g. year books on Advances in Research in Autism and Developmental Disorders). She is much in demand as a lecturer on autism across the world. She is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and Editor of Autism: International Journal of Research and Practice. She is Associate Editor of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry; the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, and the Journal of Applied Research in Developmental Disabilities.

Table of Contents

Preface Patricia Howlin; 1. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Jody Warner-Rogers; 2. Developmental language disorders Nancy J. Cohen; 3. Reading and other specific learning disorders Arlene R. Young and Joseph H. Beitchman; 4. Metabolic disorders Anupam Chakrapani and John Walter; 5. Hemiplegic cerebral palsy Robert Goodman; 6. Autistic disorders Patricia Howlin; 7. Down syndrome Janet Carr; 8. Fragile X syndrome Randi J. Hagerman and Paul J. Hagerman; 9. Prader–Willi syndrome and Angelman syndromes: from childhood to adult life A. J. Holland and J. Butler; 10. Rett disorder Alison Kerr; 11. Tuberous sclerosis Petrus J. de Vries and Patrick F. Bolton; 12. Williams syndrome and Smith Magenis syndrome Orlee Udwin; Index.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Michael Schrift, DO (University of Washington School of Medicine)
Description: This is an interesting and quite useful new book covering the course and prognosis of the major developmental neuropsychiatric disorders in adulthood. Written and edited by two leading experts in this field, this book is a valuable contribution to this literature.
Purpose: The purpose, according to the editors, is to "examine some relatively well-known conditions with an onset in childhood but from a developmental perspective. What happens when they grow up?" It is the editors' hope that "providing an accessible and up-to-date account of what happens to children with developmental disorders as they progress to adulthood ... [will make] the journey both for them, and those caring for them," easier.
Audience: The intended audience is clinicians involved in the care of individuals with developmental disorders. Pediatricians, psychiatrists, psychologists, speech pathologists, and neurologists would benefit their patients by knowing the information contained in this book.
Features: The book is divided into 12 chapters. The disorders reviewed include attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, developmental language disorders, reading and learning difficulties, metabolic disorders, cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome, Fragile X, Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes, Rett syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, Williams and Smith- Magenis syndromes. Each chapter ends with recent and useful references and the index section is helpful.
Assessment: The book is essential reading for any clinician involved with children or adults with developmental neuropsychiatric disorders. I highly recommend it.

Doody's Review Service

"For the general child and adolescent psychiatrist, this book provides a handy summation of information on these conditions. The book should also be valuable for adult neuropsychiatrists because most textbooks of adult psychiatry focus on acquired rather than congenital organic brain disorders." Stewart Eingeld, M.D., Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

"[T]he chapters provide well written, researched, up to date summaries of their chosen topics." Marian Perkins, Psychological Medicine

"This useful book is relevant to health professionals and anyone involved in caring for individuals with neurodevelopment disorders. It presents an up-to-date review of the literature which is packaged in an accessible style and organized so as to tackle the kind of questions clinicians are often asked by relatives and carers." Dr Jane Scourfield, University of Wales College of Medicine, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

"...all chapters are clear and easy to understand...an excellent book to have on the shelf for anyone interested in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry and may be of particular interest to those who treat chronically mentally ill adults with these illnesses. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

"The book is essential reading for any clinician involved with children or adults with developmental neuropsychiatric disorders. I highly recommend it." Doody's Review Service

"I enjoyed this book. The twelve chapters are written by researchers in the various disorders and all convey the scholarly enthusiasm of their authors." Infant and Child Development

"All of the information is research based and well referenced, resulting in a book that is both very readable and highly recommended." The Canadian Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Review, Robin Friedlander MD

From the Publisher

3 Stars from Doody