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Psychiatry: Neurodevelopmental Disorders — Treatise on Specialized Medicine

Psychiatry · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Análisis estructural, fisiopatológico, genético y psicofarmacológico detallado de las desviaciones madurativas del sistema nervioso central. Estrategias de diagnóstico dimensional y abordaje terapéutico transdiagnóstico.

What it covers

  1. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  2. Introduction and Developmental Neurobiology
  3. · Ontogeny of the Nervous System and Critical Periods
  4. · Global Magnitude and Burden of Disease
  5. · Temporal Interdependence and Synaptic Plasticity
  6. DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 Classification
  7. · Compared Classification Systems
  8. · Limitations of Categorical Systems and the RDoC Project
  9. Genetics and Epigenetics
  10. · Genomic Architecture: Common and Rare Variability
  11. · Variations in the Number of Copies (CNVs) and Microdeletions / Microduplications
  12. · Epigenetics: Influence of the Environment on Gene Expression
  13. ASD: Pathophysiology and Brain Connectivity
  14. · The Excitation/Inhibition (E/I) Imbalance Hypothesis
  15. · Aberrant Connectivity Models: Theory of Central Incoherence
  16. · Dysfunction in Intrinsic Connectivity Networks
  17. · The Mirror Neuron System (SNE)
  18. ASD: Clinical Manifestations and Phenotypes
  19. · Nuclear Symptoms according to DSM-5-TR Criteria
  20. · Severity Level Stratification
  21. · Phenotypic Gender Differences: Clinical Masking (Camouflage)
  22. ASD: Differential Diagnosis and Comorbidities
  23. · Standardized Diagnostic Instruments
  24. · Exhaustive Differential Diagnosis
  25. · Medical and Psychiatric Comorbidities
  26. ADHD: Neurotransmission and Attention Networks
  27. · Neurotransmission Systems Involved: Dopamine and Norepinephrine
  28. · Dysfunction in Large-Scale Attentional Networks
  29. · Striatal Projection and Psychomotor Control Pathways
  30. ADHD: Clinical Presentations and Evolution
  31. · Clinical Presentations according to DSM-5-TR
  32. · Clinical Evolution Throughout the Life Cycle
  33. ADHD: Complete Therapeutic Approach
  34. · Pharmacotherapy: Stimulants
  35. · Pharmacotherapy: No Stimulants
  36. · Psychotherapeutic and Behavioral Intervention
  37. Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Development Disorder)
  38. · Assessment of Adaptive Functioning: The Three Domains
  39. · Etiology and Differential Diagnosis of Intellectual Disability
  40. Learning and Communication Disorders
  41. · Specific Learning Disorder
  42. · Communication Disorders
  43. Gilles de la Tourette Disorder and Tics
  44. · Definition and Diagnostic Criteria DSM-5-TR
  45. · Pathophysiology: Dysfunction of the Cortico-Striato-Thalamo-Cortical Circuits (CSTC)
  46. · Sensory Phenomenology: The Premonitory Impulse
  47. · Tourette's Triad: Syndromic Comorbidities
  48. · Pharmacological and Behavioral Intervention Strategies
  49. Motor Coordination and Stereotypies
  50. · Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
  51. · Stereotyped Movement Disorder
  52. Transition to Adulthood and Intervention Models
  53. · The Service Transition Gap (Aging Out)
  54. · Evidence-Based Intervention Models
  55. · Advances in Pharmacogenomics and Precision Psychiatry
  56. · The Neurodiversity Paradigm

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Subject
Psychiatry
Category
Clinical Specialties
Type
Study Guide
Sections
56
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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