Understanding Developmental Disorders [[electronic resource] ] : A Causal Modelling Approach
(Visualizza in formato marc)
(Visualizza in BIBFRAME)
| Autore: |
Morton John
|
| Titolo: |
Understanding Developmental Disorders [[electronic resource] ] : A Causal Modelling Approach
|
| Pubblicazione: | Chichester, : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 616.8588071 |
| Soggetto topico: | Developmental disabilities |
| Medicine | |
| Child | |
| Models, Theoretical | |
| Developmental Disabilities | |
| Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood | |
| Investigative Techniques | |
| Age Groups | |
| Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | |
| Persons | |
| Mental Disorders | |
| Psychiatry and Psychology | |
| Named Groups | |
| Pediatrics | |
| Health & Biological Sciences | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Understanding Developmental Disorders: A Causal Modelling Approach; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introducing Cause; Chapter 2 Introducing Cognition; Chapter 3 Representing Causal Relationships: Technical and Formal Considerations; Chapter 4 Autism: How Causal Modelling Started; Chapter 5 The What and the How; Chapter 6 Competing Causal Accounts of Autism; Chapter 7 The Problem of Diagnosis; Chapter 8 A Causal Analysis of Dyslexia; Chapter 9 The Hyperkinetic Confusions; Chapter 10 Theories of Conduct Disorder; Chapter 11 Tying in Biology; Chapter 12 To Conclude; References |
| Name IndexSubject Index; | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A long-awaited book from developmental disorders expert John Morton, Understanding Developmental Disorders: A Causal Modelling Approach makes sense of the many competing theories about what can go wrong with early brain development, causing a child to develop outside the normal range.:.; Based on the idea that understanding developmental disorders requires us to talk about biological, cognitive, behavioral and environmental factors, and to talk about causal relationships among these elements.; Explains what causal modelling is and how to do it.; Compares different theories about particular dev |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Understanding Developmental Disorders |
| ISBN: | 1-281-30832-3 |
| 9786611308322 | |
| 0-470-77330-8 | |
| 0-470-69431-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910144141203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Cognitive Development