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New Release
Clinical Manual of Pediatric Psychosomatic Medicine: Mental Health Consultation with Physically Ill Children and Adolescents

By David DeMaso, MD, psychiatrist-in-chief at Children's Hospital Boston, and Richard Shaw, MD, medical director of the Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Service at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

This new textbook describes an integrative approach to assessing behavioral problems in children and adolescents who are physically ill, emotionally ill or have co-morbid emotional and physical conditions. The book's goal is to help practitioners solve problems that arise during psychiatric consultations with physically ill children, and includes tips on conducting clinical assessments.

To order the book, go to www.appi.org/books.cfx

Mark your calendar
October 5 is Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day. See the article on Bipolar disorder

Live surgical Webcast
Intraoperative MRI & Neurophysiologically Guided Brain Tumor Resection

October 25 at 1 p.m. EDT

Joseph Madsen, MD, associate in neurosurgery at Children's Hospital Boston, and his team perform a craniotomy on a pediatric patient live from the MR/OR.

For details, visit www.childrenshospital.org/webcasts.

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