RT Book, Section
A1 Braddock, Adam L.
A1 Taras, Howard L.
A2 Feldman, Mitchell D.
A2 Christensen, John F.
A2 Satterfield, Jason M.
A2 Laponis, Ryan
SR Print(0)
ID 1167756124
T1 Children
T2 Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 5e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260142686
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1167756124
RD 2024/04/25
AB This  chapter  reviews  some  important  concepts  in  child  behavior  and  the  primary  care  provider’s  role  in  assessing  and  providing  guidance  on  common  behavioral  challenges.  Pediatric  behavioral  medicine  is  closely  linked  to  child  development  because  many  problematic  childhood  behaviors  are  developmentally  normal.  Clinicians  who  work  with  children  need  to  identify  parents’  behavioral  concerns,  even  if  parents  do  not  initially  volunteer  this  information  at  the  visit.  Clinicians  also  need  to  become  comfortable  with  principles  to  address  behavioral  challenges  in  order  to  help  parents  learn  skills  to  manage  these  behaviors.  The  second  half  of  this  chapter  includes  case  illustrations  of  some  common  behavioral  concerns  in  pediatric  primary  care  such  as  aggression,  oppositional  behaviors,  and  infant  sleep  patterns.