Calles Joseph L
Department of Psychiatry, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 2008 Oct;55(5):1227-40, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2008.07.002.
Working with children who have developmental disorders is challenging. Besides having physical deficits, or intellectual deficits, or both, these children are at high risk for developing psychiatric disorders. This article describes three developmental disorders-autistic spectrum disorders, fragile X syndrome, and fetal alcohol syndrome-and their associated mental health issues, and provides recommendations for pharmacologic interventions.
