The psychiatric interview to children and adolescents (II): Psycho-affective and cognitive development of the child
Paloma Ortiz Sotoa, Mar Duelo Marcosb, Eva Escribano Cerueloc
aPsiquiatra Infantil. Instituto ATTI. Madrid. España.
bPediatra. CS Las Calesas. Madrid. España.
cPediatra. Hospital Universitario Niño Jesús. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: P Ortiz. E-mail: portizsoto@hotmail.com
Reference of this article: Ortiz Soto P, Duelo Marcos M, Escribano Ceruelo E. The psychiatric interview to children and adolescents (II): Psycho-affective and cognitive development of the child. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2013;15:89.e41-e55.
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Abstract
The primary care pediatrician must know the basics of psycho-affective and cognitive development of the child, in order to perform a scan of his mental health or to provide appropriate intervention.
This article addresses the most basic aspects of emotional and cognitive development of the child. To understand their development, we must take into account the interdependence between the affective, cognitive and motor development, and considering the human being comprehensively, as a bio-psychosocial unit.
Keywords
● Adolescent ● Child ● Cognitive development ● Diagnosis ● Interview ● Mental disorders ● Psycho-affective development
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