Psychiatry of Childhood and Adolescence. Psychopathology. Diagnosis. Clinic

The published book by the well-known Russian psychiatrist B.V. Voronkov "Psychiatry of Childhood and Adolescence. Psychopathology. Diagnosis. Clinic" reflects key issues of early childhood autism, endogenous psychoses, psychopathy, behavioral deviations, neuroses, alcoholism, drug addiction, and others. The above-mentioned topics are given as examples and constitute only a small part of the discussed issues.

The material of the book summarizes half a century of scientific, medical, and teaching experience, upon which the author expresses his own thoughts on the still relevant controversial issues regarding the causes, mechanisms, clinic, diagnosis, organization of help, and other aspects of mental disorders in children and adolescents.

The book also addresses issues of the methodology of diagnosis in psychiatry, and general philosophical problems: the meaning of life, morality, education, conformity, conscience, etc.