AAP Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (2nd edition.)

Expanded and fully updated, the second edition of this popular resource provides essential information to help primary pediatric care providers to more confidently evaluate and care for children with developmental and behavioral concerns.

New chapters cover:

• Environmental and biological influences on child development and behavior
• Development and disorders of feeding, sleep, and elimination
• Assimilation of developmental-behavioral screening/surveillance/evaluation/diagnosis, referral, and management into primary care pediatric practice

• The role of early childhood adversity and toxic stress and the impact on child development and behavior
• How to appropriately bill and code for care
• Evidence-based interventions, including psychopharmacology
• Developmental screening and surveillance, autism spectrum disorder, and ADHD