Child Psychiatry in the Soviet Union: Preliminary Observations Book

Foreword by Mark G. Field

Preface

I. Historical and Social Perspectives
The Historical Perspective

Prerevolutionary Influences

The Early Postrevolutionary Period

The Thirties: Decade of Terrorism

Post-World War II and the Contemporary Scene

Some Trends and Paradoxes

The Social Perspective

The Soviet Child and His Environment

Child Psychiatry and Soviet Culture

Implications for Mental Health and Illness

II. The Organization of Psychiatric Services

General Structure of Children's Psychiatric Services

The Psychoneurologist in Ambulatory Practice

Psychiatric Hospitals

Special Services

Some Aspects of Prevention

III. Diagnosis

Classification

The Concept of Residual Organic Brain Damage

The Concept of Rheumatic Involvement of the Central Nervous System

Schizophrenia

Other Psychoses

Neurotic Reactions

Anorexia Nervosa

Age Peculiarities and Transitional Growth Periods

Personality Disorders

The Contribution of Psychology

Summary and Conclusions

IV. General Treatment Methods

Medication

Physical Therapy

Regime

Role of the Educator

A Special Therapeutic Program for Speech Disorders

Work Therapy

Conclusions

V. Special Psychotherapy

Suggestive Psychotherapy

Rational Psychotherapy

Some Comparisons

VI. Training Psychiatric Personnel

Higher Medical Workers: Levels

Training Centers for Child Psychiatry

Cycle of Specialization: Psychoneurology

Ancillary Personnel

Some Implications for American Training

VII. Research

Some Studies of Childhood and Adolescent Schizophrenia

Some Studies of Childhood Epilepsy

Some Studies of "Borderline States"

Conclusions

VIII. Conclusions

Suggestions for Further Study

The Social Environment and Psychiatric Disorders

Psychiatry and Culture

Appendices

I. Institutions Visited

II. History of Child's Development

III. Grouping of Psychiatric Disorders

IV. Case Studies

References

Index