Adult neuropsychiatry is now a well-established field with numerous reputable references.
Practitioners who work with children routinely note how references and practitioners
knowledgeable in the equivalent work in the pediatric world are rare. Child psychiatrists and
neurologists frequently work with individuals struggling with these conditions and would
strongly benefit from such a reference that incorporates medical work-up psychopharmacological
recommendations family support recommendations and theoretical pathophysiology. Pediatricians
and developmental pediatricians often treat children with behavioral and neuropsychiatric
sequelae but are not well-trained in the neuropsychiatric management of these cases.
Neuropsychologists and educational psychologists working with children and adults with
pediatric-onset conditions will also find the text helpful to contextualize their cases
better-understand the medical evaluation and management and perhaps adjust recommendations that
would supplement their own testing methods. Finally sub-specialists in adult neurology
psychiatry and neuropsychiatry often find themselves working with these children by default as
there are few pediatric subspecialists who are available to accept them into practice. When
facing complex neuropsychiatric illness in children many clinicians are stymied because they
may have never seen a case like that. This text fills the wide gap that currently exists and
helps move this field forward. The approach utilized in adult neuropsychiatry that is both
clear and accessible does not yet have an equivalent in the pediatric realm but there is
tremendous interest in its development. Children and adolescents with neuropsychiatric
conditions are very common and they and their caregivers often struggle to find professionals
well educated in this field. Ultimately a wide range of clinicians will find this text to be a
very helpful resource for diagnosis and management in the spectrum of pediatric
neuropsychiatric conditions. The case-based approach is also unique with respect to
neuropsychiatric approaches and the clear cut reader-friendly approach of such a format would
likely be well-received among physicians looking for a resource on this issue.
