A comprehensive new edition which covers the diagnosis and management of physical, psychological and learning problems commonly encountered in paediatric office practice. Organized around the theme of adaptation, the book stresses the paediatrician's role in helping the child and family adapt to development transitions, illnesses and life events. Sections include factors influencing adaptation, which considers the impact of social environment on children, prospective adaptation, which includes state-of-the-art information on prevention and health supervision and promotion, concurrent adaptation, which details acute disorders, and rehabilitative adaptation, which covers chronic and handicapping disorders.

