Pediatric Occupational Therapy Handbook: A Guide to Diagnoses and Evidence-Based Interventions

by Patricia Bowyer EdD, OTR/L, BCN, Susan M. Cahill MAEA, OTR/L

Overview

Combining essential assessment guidance with the latest evidence-based intervention strategies, this compact reference helps you quickly locate the information you need to evaluate and manage pediatric disorders. Access diagnosis-specific information on epidemiology, precautions, and more, as well as suggested interventions supported by the latest research, all in a convenient, pocket-sized handbook perfect for the busy clinical setting. Information is presented in a consistent format for easy reference and complies with the OT Practice Framework to help you ensure the most effective therapeutic outcomes.

• Evidence-based evaluation and intervention content on over 80 common pediatric diagnoses helps you make sound clinical decisions supported by documented research.
• Intervention strategies are highlighted through the text for fast, easy reference when planning treatment.
• Convenient A-Z organization and pocket-sized format help you locate diagnosis-specific information quickly in busy practice settings.
• Case studies illustrate real-life patient scenarios and help hone your clinical reasoning skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323053419
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	08/25/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	4.30(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Associate Professor and Associate Director, Texas Woman's University at Houston, The Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

Table of Contents

Section I: Guide to Pediatric Practice

1. Using the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework in Pediatric Practice

2. Using Evidence to Guide Occupational Therapy Practice

Section II: Guide to Diagnoses and Interventions

3. Achondroplasia

4. Acquired Brain Injury

5. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

6. Albers-Schonberg Disease

7. Amblyopia

8. Anemia

9. Angelman’s Syndrome

10. Anorexia

11. Anxiety

12. Apnea

13. Arthrogyposis Multiplex Congenita

14. Asthma

15. Attention Deficit Disorders

16. Autism Spectrum Disorders

17. Bipolar Disorder

18. Brachial Plexus Injury

19. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

20. Bulimia

21. Cerebral Palsy

22. Cleft Palate

23. Conduct Disorder

24. Congenital Clubfoot

25. Congenital Heart Defects

26. Congenital Obstructive Hydrocephalus

27. Cri Du Chat Syndrome

28. Cystic Fibrosis

29. Depression

30. Developmental Coordination Disorder

31. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

32. Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)

33. Dysrythmias

34. Edward’s Syndrome (Trisomy 18)

35. Epilepsy (Seizure Disorder)

36. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

37. Fragile X Syndrome

38. Galactosemia

39. Gastrochisis

40. Hemophilia

41. Hydrocephalus

42. Hyperbilirubinemia

43. Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy

44. Intellectual Disabilities

45. Intraventricular Hemorrhage

46. Juvenile Diabetes

47. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

48. Klinefelter’s Syndrome

49. Learning Disabilities

50. Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

51. Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome

52. Lordosis

53. Marfan Syndrome

54. Meconimum Aspiration Syndrome

55. Micrognathia

56. Mononucleosis

57. Muscular Dystrophy

58. Necrotizing Enterocolitis

59. Neonatal Respiratory Problems

60. Neurofibromatosis

61. Nystagmus

62. Obesity

63. Oppositional Defiant Disorder

64. Osteogenesis Imperfecta

65. Patau’s Syndrome (Trisomy 13)

66. Periventricular Leukomalacia

67. Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension

68. Phenylketonuria (PKU)

69. Pica

70. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

71. Pneumonia

72. Prader-Willi Syndrome

73. Retinopathy of Prematurity

74. Rheumatic Heart Disease

75. Scoliosis

76. Separation Anxiety and Social Phobia

77. Sensory Processing Disorder

78. Sepsis

79. Sickle Cell Anemia

80. Spina Bifida

81. Spinal Muscular Atrophy

82. Strabismus

83. Tay-Sachs Disease

84. Tourette’s Syndrome

Appendix A: Websites for Research

Appendix B: Assessment Tools

What People are Saying About This

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Find the right intervention strategies for your pediatric clients quickly and easily

Editorial Reviews

"As a pocket sized text, this is an ideal quick and easy reference book. Containing details of a wide range of conditions and disorders, it is easy to find relevant brief details on many of the conditions that a practitioner would expect to come across within their practice—as well as a few of the more obscure—and it includes a good range of information concerning physical as well as learning disabilities."
International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, April 2009, Vol 16, No 4

"Overall I found this book to be an excellent resource for occupational therapists of various experience levels, from students to the more experienced therapists. It is definitely a reference book which should be available in all paediatric occupational therapy departments, as it provides fast, up to date, pertinent and succinct information on all conditions encountered in the practice of paediatric Occupational Therapy."
The Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy, Summer 2009, Volume 37 (1)

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