Assuntos
Infecções Meningocócicas/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Canadá/epidemiologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , História do Século XX , Humanos , Incidência , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Infecções Meningocócicas/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções Meningocócicas/mortalidade , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
1. The role and character of the modern pediatrician is described.2. His dilemmas in dogmatically diagnosing aberrations in behavior are outlined.3. Plans for help to certain problems, including those of the adolescent delinquent are detailed.4. A suggestion for better interdisciplinary communication is made.
RESUMO
With changing patterns of pediatric practice, the practising physician needs to acquire a deeper understanding of the emotional and intellectual development of the child. Skill is also required in the techniques of interviewing and counselling parents, and, with a knowledge of the origin of behavioural disorders, in treating these disorders. The Education Committee of the Canadian Paediatric Society was asked to survey the present teaching of psychiatry as applied to pediatrics in all Canadian medical schools. Based on this survey and other studies, a training program for undergraduate medical students and graduates is proposed.
