There are many books about diagnosing and treating the psychiatric
disorders of children. The following is not a comprehensive
list. Rather, this is an array of books written by reliable
authors that captures child psychiatry today.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and David B.
Pruitt, ed. Your Child:
Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Development from Birth through
Preadolescence. New York: HarperCollins, 1998.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and David B.
Pruitt, ed. Your
Adolescent: Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Development from
Early Adolescence through the Teen Years. New York:
HarperCollins, 1999.
Birmaher, Boris. New Hope
for Children and Teens with Bipolar Disorder. New York:
Three Rivers, 2004.
Carey, William B. Understanding
Your Child's Temperament. New York: Macmillan, 1997.
Diller, Lawrence H. Running
on Ritalin: A Physician Reflects on Children, Society, and
Performance in a Pill. New York: Bantam, 1998.
Haerle, Tracy, ed. Children
with Tourette Syndrome: A Parents' Guide. Rockville,
Md.: Woodbine House, 1992.
Hallowell, Edward M. and John J. Ratey. Driven to Distraction: Recognizing
and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder. New
York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.
Koplewicz, Harold S. It's
Nobody's Fault: New Hope and Help for Difficult Children and
Their Parents. New York: Times Books, 1996.
Koplewicz, Harold S. More
Than Moody: Recognizing and Treating Adolescent Depression.
New York: Perigree Books, 2002.
March, John S., and Karen Mulle. OCD in Children and Adolescents: A
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Manual. New York:
Guilford, 1998.
Rapoport, Judith L. The Boy
Who Couldn't Stop Washing: The Experience and Treatment of
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. New York: Dutton,
1989.
Wilens, Timothy E. Straight
Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids. New York:
Guilford, 2001.
