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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791722603321

Autore

Dadds Mark R

Titolo

Families, children and the development of dysfunction / / Mark R. Dadds

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London : , : SAGE, , 1995

ISBN

1-4833-4526-2

1-4522-5393-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 119 pages)

Collana

Developmental clinical psychology and psychaitry series ; ; v. 32

Disciplina

618.9289

Soggetti

Mentally ill children - Family relationships

Parental influences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-112) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Series Editor's Introduction; Preface; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - The Family and Psychopathology: An Historical Overview; Chapter 3 - Current Issues in the Psychopathology of Childhood; Chapter 4 - Mechanisms of the Development of Dysfunction; Chapter 5 - Measurement of the Child and Family; Chapter 6 - Research Designs with Families and Children; Chapter 7 - Specific Research Findings; Chapter 8 - Family Therapy; Chapter 9 - Conclusions and Future Directions; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Dadds examines the ways in which family plays a central role in the health and dysfunction of the child, beginning with the historical underpinnings of the study of the family's relation to child development and dysfunction. He then details issues related to identification, assessment, and treatment.