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Autore: |
Morton John
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Titolo: |
Understanding Developmental Disorders [[electronic resource] ] : A Causal Modelling Approach
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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 | |
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.: | 9910829838803321 |
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