This chapter contains sections titled:

• Biological Development Genetic Considerations

• Neurological Considerations

• Endocrinological Considerations

• Cognitive Development

• Emotional Development

• Social Development

• Moral Development

• Developmental Psychopathology Risk and Protective Factors

• High-Risk Periods for Psychopathology

• Interlineal Decalage

• The Psychiatrist as a Developmentalist

• References