Abstract

Psychiatric disorders in children provide the theme of this issue of Pediatric Annals, with excellent contributions about attention-defi cit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety disorders, autistic spectrum disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, and major disruptive behavior disorders. In part because of the substantial shortages of pediatric psychiatrists and psychologists in many geographic areas, the pediatric primary care physician needs to be able to screen for these illnesses, especially ADHD, the presentation of which has become quite common, necessitating that primary care providers also know how to institute therapy.

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