Five Maxims
In many ways, pediatric and adult neuropsychiatric practice are the same, but there are important differences. Some of these differences can be seen as maxims of neuropsychiatric practice:
- Maturation is a paramount force in pediatric neuropsychology
- Adult brain-behavior relationship rules do not invariably apply to children
- A model of normal development provides clinical critical context.
- Pediatric neuropsychological methods are distinctive
- Genetic, socio-environmental and family factors have primacy for evaluation
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