Category: Stress

Chronic, Recurrent Abdominal Pain

Chronic, Recurrent Abdominal PainDan W. Thomas and Lawrence S. Neinstein EpidemiologyDifferential Diagnosis and Clinical Manifestations Functional Pain Irritable Bowel Syndrome Lactose Intolerance Gynecological Conditions Musculoskeletal Pain Capsular… more »

Fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Fatigue and Chronic Fatigue SyndromeMarvin E. Belzer and Lawrence S. Neinstein Adolescents have abundant energy, so a complaint of fatigue must be taken seriously, particularly if the complaint originates with the adolescent and not his or her parents.… more »

Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia NervosaLawrence S. Neinstein and Richard G. MacKenzie This chapter focuses on eating disorders including anorexia nervosa (anorexia nervosa) and bulimia nervosa (bulimia nervosa). Also mentioned are other disorders that are… more »

Neurochemistry of Childhood Psychiatric Disorders

 Accelerating advances in basic neuroscience have led to a much improved understanding of brain development and functioning and hold the tantalizing promise of understanding the alterations that may exist in childhood psychiatric disorders (Andreasen, 19… more »

MOLECULAR BASIS OF CHILDHOOD PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

   The past decade has seen remarkable progress in the application of molecular genetic strategies to the study of neurologic and neuropsychiatric disorders (Martin, 1989). The approximate chromosomal location for a number of autosomal-dominant, autoso… more »