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W.W. Fleischhacker and D.J. Brooks (eds.)
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Prof. Dr. W. W. Fleischhacker
Department of Biological Psychiatry Medical University Innsbruck
Anichstrasse 35 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Prof. Dr. D.J. Brooks
Division of Neurocience and MRC Clinical Sciences Centre Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital
Du Cane Road
London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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We have great pleasure to present the latest extension of the European Institute of Health Care book series. This volume is devoted to neurodevelopmental dis- orders. Again, we had the privilege to be able to work with reknowned experts who have agreed to contribute to this endeavour. The book comprises a number of topics related to psychosocial and motor development and is exemplary with regard to its comprehensiveness, as reviews of the topics presented are generally not available in a single publication.
It starts with a timely and critical discussion of the genetics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by Dr. Buitelaar in which prospects and challenges of this approach are outlined. The next chapter by Drs. Nicolson and Fawcett deals with dyslexia and its relationship to cerebellar function providing a framework that can explain motor, speed, and phonological deficits in a unified approach. Diagnostic and treatment aspects of speech development disorders are the focus of Dr. Zorowka’s contribution in which, among other issues, the necessity of multi- professional cooperation is stressed. Dr. Sigmundsson then focuses on disorders of motor development. 6-10 % of children have motor competence well below the norm, which often persist. The clumsy child syndrome must be seen and treated as a neurological dysfunction. The relationship between tic disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder, two disturbances generally treated by different medical specialists, namely neurologists or psychiatrists, is then reviewed by Drs. Rössner et al. The authors aim to bridge this gap in order to improve diagnosis and treat- ment. Treatment is also at the core of Dr. Howlin’s contribution on children with autism. Following a historical perspective, modern treatment interventions are aptly reviewed and discussed. Lastly, Dr. Remschmidt outlines the problem of childhood and adolescent psychosis covering classification epidemiology and management of these schizophrenia related syndromes.
We hope that you share our enthusiasm for this compilation of expert reviews of an area of medicine that still lacks the widespread interest it deserves.
W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker David Brooks
Preface
Buitelaar, J. K.: ADHD: strategies to unravel its genetic architecture . . . . Nicolson, R. I., Fawcett, A. J.: Developmental dyslexia, learning and the cerebellum Zorowka, P. G.: Disorders of speech development: diagnostic and treatment aspects Sigmundsson, H.: Disorders of motor development (clumsy child syndrome) . . . . Roessner, V., Becker, A., Banaschewski, T., Rothenberger, A.: Tic disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder: where is the link? . . . . Howlin, P.: The effectiveness of interventions for children with autism . . . . Remschmidt, H., Theisen, F. M.: Schizophrenia and related disorders in children and adolescents . . . .
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