1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910816623003321

Titolo

Handbook of child and adolescent psychopathy / / edited by Randall T. Salekin, Donald R. Lynam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, 2010

ISBN

1-4625-0156-7

1-282-55787-4

9786612557873

1-60623-702-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (464 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SalekinRandall T

LynamDonald R

Disciplina

618.92/89

Soggetti

Child psychopathology

Psychology, Pathological

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Contents; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive handbook synthesizes the rapidly growing research base on child and adolescent psychopathy: its nature, causes, development, assessment, and treatment. The editors and contributors are leading authorities who review state-of-the-art empirical findings and weigh in on pressing questions, such as how the disorder should be conceptualized in youth and how to evaluate it in clinical and forensic contexts. Available assessment instruments and intervention approaches are critically examined. Etiological theories are presented that