Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Primer

Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders are an important part of psychiatry. Half of all mental illnesses begin by age 14 and this increases to more than 75% by the mid-20s.[1] Neuropsychiatric conditions are the leading cause of disability in children and adolescents around the world. Untreated, these disorders have a major impact on neurodevelopment and education.

Timeline of Childhood Disorders

Timeline of the emergence of childhood psychiatric disorders by age Fig. 1

Child and Adolescent Disorders

Attachment Disorders
Attachment Theory
Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder (DSED)
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
Communication Disorders
Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder (Stuttering)
Language Disorder
Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder
Speech Sound Disorder (Phonological Disorder)
Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
Parent Management Training (Parent Training)
Conduct Disorder
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED)
Kleptomania
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Pyromania
Genetic Disorders
Angelman Syndrome (AS)
DiGeorge (22q11.2 Deletion) Syndrome
Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
Fragile X Syndrome (FXS)
Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
Rett Syndrome
Williams Syndrome
Specific Learning Disorder
Psychoeducational and Intelligence Assessments
Motor Disorders
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Stereotypic Movement Disorder
Tic Disorders (Tics) and Tourette's
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Intellectual Disability (ID)
Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infection (PANDAS)

References

1) Kieling, C., Baker-Henningham, H., Belfer, M., Conti, G., Ertem, I., Omigbodun, O., ... & Rahman, A. (2011). Child and adolescent mental health worldwide: evidence for action. The Lancet, 378(9801), 1515-1525.