The DSM-5-TR Casebook and Treatment Guide for Child Mental Health has a singular aim: to help clinicians navigate the complexities of diagnosing and treating mental disorders in children and adolescents. Approximately 20% of children and adolescents in the United States have diagnosable mental health problems-an issue exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Of those children in need, 50% do not receive mental health care.

Building on the 2017 DSM-5 edition, this guide helps bridge the gap between research and practical application. It incorporates updates and advances from DSM-5-TR as well as evidence-based assessment and treatment of childrens mental health. The book is designed to be an indispensable reference and a teaching tool for trainees and clinicians of child and adolescent psychiatry, including mental health counselors, social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, and nurse clinicians.

A roster of more than 120 field-leading contributors lend their expertise in 28 realistic case studies, each accompanied by commentaries that offer diverse perspectives on treatment approaches, from the psychotherapeutic to the psychopharmacological. The studies correspond to four categories:

* Classic cases that include ADHD, major depressive disorder, and anorexia nervosa
* Comorbid complexities, such as children with multiple disorders or language and reading difficulties and adolescents who have misused prescription medications
* Toughest cases, which include nonsuicidal self-injury and children and adolescents at high risk for developing psychosis
* Kids in crisis, which examines young patients who have psychopathology in the context of extreme psychosocial stressors

Special attention is given to cultural factors, including race and ethnic identity, and how they affect diagnosis and treatment. The books closing section discusses clinical and research issues in the diagnosis and treatment of child psychopathology.

Whether they are trainees acquainting themselves with child mental health care or more experienced clinicians seeking a proxy for a second opinion, readers will find this volume an invaluable resource for improving the lives of young people facing mental health challenges.

Cathryn A. Galanter, M.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program at the State University of New York Downstate and New York City Health + Hospitals/Kings County in Brooklyn, New York.

Peter S. Jensen, M.D., is Board Chair and Founder of The REACH Institute in New York, New York, and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Preface
Introduction: Our Conceptualization of the Cases
Acknowledgments
PART I
Classic Cases
Introduction to Classic Cases
Chapter 1. Trouble Paying Attention: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Chapter 2. Trouble With Transitions: Does My Child Have Autism?
Chapter 3. Living in Her Parents Shadow: Separation Anxiety Disorder
Chapter 4. Chatterbox at Home: Selective Mutism
Chapter 5. Everything Bothers Her: Major Depressive Disorder
Chapter 6. Excessively Silly: Bipolar Disorder
Chapter 7. Life of the Party: Chronic Marijuana Use
Chapter 8. Jerking Movements: An Adolescent With Psychosis
Chapter 9. She Just Wont Eat a Thing: Anorexia Nervosa
Chapter 10. I Just Cant Stop: Tourettes Disorder
Chapter 11. Hes Always Exhausted: Disordered Sleep in an Adolescent
PART II
Comorbid Complexity
Chapter 12. Stealing the Car: Disruptive Behavior in an Adolescent
Chapter 13. Zero Tolerance: Threats to Harm a Teacher in Elementary School
Chapter 14. Anxious Adolescent in the Emergency Room: Misuse of Prescription Medications
Chapter 15. The Worried Child: A Child With Multiple Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 16. Affective Storms: A Careful Assessment of Rage Attacks
Chapter 17. Struggling in School: Language and Reading Difficulties
Chapter 18. Abdominal Pain in a Child With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
PART III
Toughest Cases
Chapter 19. Frequent Tantrums: Oppositional Behavior in a Young Child
Chapter 20. Toddler With Temper Tantrums: A Careful Assessment of a Dysregulated Preschool Child
Chapter 21. Wont Leave His Room: Clinical High Risk for Developing Psychosis
Chapter 22. Cutting Helps Me Feel Better: Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Chapter 23. From Foster Care to the State Hospital: Psychotic Symptoms in a Child Who Is Victiim of Neglect
PART IV
Kids in Crisis
Chapter 24. Suicidal Ideation After Supervised Visits With Biological Mom: Depressed Mood in a Child in Foster Care
Chapter 25. The Legacy of War: Irritability and Anger in an Adolescent Refugee
Chapter 26. Moody Child: Depression in the Context of Parental Divorce
Chapter 27. Without My Mom, Im Not Me: Childhood Bereavement
Chapter 28. Never Met a Stranger: Disinhibited Attachment in a Toddler
PART V
Decision Making
Chapter 29. Diagnostic Decision Making
Chapter 30. Research and Clinical Perspectives on Diagnostic and Treatment Decision Making: Whence the Future?
Subject Index
Index of Cases by Diagnosis