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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826670103321

Autore

Wilmshurst Linda

Titolo

Essentials of child psychopathology / / Linda Wilmshurst

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2005

ISBN

1-280-27570-7

9786610275700

0-471-71591-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (319 p.)

Collana

Essentials of behavioral science series

Disciplina

618.92/89

Soggetti

Child psychopathology

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 (p. 263-296) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Essentials of Child Psychopathology; CONTENTS; SERIES PREFACE; Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY: DEVELOPMENT, THEORIES, AND INFLUENCES; PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: CASE STUDY ILLUSTRATIONS OF CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; DISTINGUISHING NORMAL FROM ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR; Chapter 2: ISSUES IN CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY: ETHICAL ISSUES IN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ETHICAL GUIDELINES AND LAWS; ETHICAL DILEMMAS; ETHICAL ISSUES IN ASSESSING, TREATING, AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN; RESEARCH METHODS IN CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN CLINICAL CHILD RESEARCHChapter 3: ISSUES IN CLINICAL DECISION MAKING: DIAGNOSIS, ASSESSMENT, AND TREATMENT OF CHILDHOOD DISORDERS; GOALS OF ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS; THE NATURE OF THE CHILD'S PROBLEM: ISSUES IN DIAGNOSIS; ISSUES IN ASSESSMENT: HOW THE CLINICIAN SHOULD EVALUATE THE PROBLEM; CHILD TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS; Chapter 4: ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD); CLINICAL DESCRIPTION AND ASSOCIATED FEATURES; DEVELOPMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS AND ASSOCIATED FEATURES; PREVALENCE AND COURSE; ETIOLOGY (CAUSES); BIOLOGICAL AND NEUROLOGICAL FEATURES



DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF ADHDTREATMENT ALTERNATIVES; Chapter 5: ANXIETY DISORDERS; INTERNALIZING DISORDERS; THE ANXIETY DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE; PHOBIAS AND FEARS; THE ASSESSMENT OF CHILDHOOD ANXIETY DISORDERS; SEPARATION ANXIETY DISORDER; GENERAL ANXIETY DISORDER IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS; PANIC DISORDER WITH AND WITHOUT AGORAPHOBIA; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; Chapter 6: THE MOOD DISORDERS: DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR DISORDER; MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER (MDD) Duration; BIPOLAR DISORDERS

Chapter 7: SOMATOFORM DISORDERSSOMATIZATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES; SOMATIZATION DISORDER; CONVERSION DISORDER; PAIN DISORDER; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; Chapter 8: PROBLEMS OF CONDUCT; THE DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER (ODD); CONDUCT PROBLEMS AND CONDUCT DISORDER (CD); THE CATEGORY OF DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; Chapter 9: EATING DISORDERS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA AND BULIMIA NERVOSA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; ETIOLOGY OF EATING DISORDERS; ASSESSMENT OF EATING DISORDERS

OTHER EATING DISORDERSChapter 10: SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE-INDUCED DISORDERS; Chapter 11: MENTAL RETARDATION AND PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS (PDD); Chapter 12: SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES; DISCREPANCIES IN DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATION OF SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES; THE DSM-IV-TR DEFINITION OF LEARNING DISORDERS; THE FEDERAL DEFINITION OF LEARNING DISABILITY: A WORK IN PROGRESS; THE NATIONAL JOINT COMMITTEE FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES (NJCLD)

CONTROVERSY AND TRENDS IN THE DEFINITION OF LEARNING DISABILITIES

Sommario/riassunto

The only concise, comprehensive overview of child psychopathology covering theory, assessment, and treatment as well as issues and trendsEssentials of Child Psychopathology provides students and professionals with a comprehensive overview of critical conceptual issues in child and adolescent psychopathology. The text covers the major theories, assessment practices, issues, and trends in this important field. Author Linda Wilmshurst also includes chapters on specific disorders prevalent among this age group and covers special topics such as diversity, abuse, and divorce.As part