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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780216103321

Titolo

Handbook of pediatric psychology in school settings / / edited by Ronald T. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-64570-1

1-282-37469-9

9786612374692

1-4106-0896-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (840 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownRonald T

Disciplina

371.8/01/9

Soggetti

School psychology - United States

Child psychology - United States

School children - Mental health services - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

1. Background -- 2. Prevention and health promotion -- 3. Diseases encountered in school settings -- 4. Developmental disorders and conditions -- 5. Health issues related to development -- 6. Interventions within school settings -- 7. Special topics -- 8. Professional issues.

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years the escalating costs of health care have caused managed care programs to shift the delivery of pediatric psychological services away from specialized medical centers and into primary care and school settings. One result has been a radical expansion of school psychology into issues of clinical intervention, health promotion, and the assessment of psychotropic medications. School psychologists are now expected to either deliver or (more likely) to provide consultation regarding a wide variety of pediatric psychological services. Because this is a recent phenomenon, very few school