BEHAVIORAL PADIATRICS has been developed to provide theprimary-care physician with a practical guide to earlyrecognition of an intervention in the significant problemsincreasingly affecting the emotional health of our childrenand adolescents. The first part of the volume introducesgeneral concepts of normal development, assessment, andtreatment. Part two focuses on specific behavioral pediatricdisorders, with particular attention to practical approachesto diagnosis, management, and referral.