Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: Theoretical and Clinical Implications

by Essau; Cecilia A.

• ISBN13: 9781583918340
• ISBN10: 1583918345
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-05-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

How do biological and environmental factors influence the development of childhood and adolescent disorders? There has been a substantial increase of interest in research into child and adolescent psychopathology. In this book, Cecilia Essau brings together contributions from the UK, the US and Canada to provide a comprehensive summary of the information available on the subject. Beginning with an introduction to general issues related to child and adolescent psychopathology, including theoretical models of normal and abnormal development, each chapter goes on to address the issues associated with specific disorders, such as: oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder eating disorders substance use disorders somatoform disorders. The contributors present a thorough overview of each disorder, including discussion of definition and classification, epidemiology, risk factors, comorbidity, course, outcome and prevention. Child & Adolescent Psychopathologywill be welcomed by all mental health professionals seeking a reliable source of scientifically and clinically relevant information on the nature and treatment of child and adolescent disorders.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	ix
Preface	xi
1 Normal and abnormal development: what the child clinician should know	1	(25)
MICHAEL C. LAMBERT
2 Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder	26	(26)
PAUL J. FRICK AND LUNA MUNOZ
3 Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder	52	(26)
DANIEL A. WASCHBUSCH, BRENDAN F. ANDRADE AND SARA KING
4 Anxiety disorders	78	(35)
ROMA A. VASA AND DANIEL S. PINE
5 Depressive disorders	113	(27)
HELEN Z. REINHERZ, JENNIFER L. TANNER, ANGELA D. PARADIS, WILLIAM R. BEARDSLEE, EVA M. SZIGETHY, AND ABIGAIL E. BOND
6 The theoretical implications of research findings on adolescent depression: implications for Lewinsohn's Integrative Model of Depression and for a lifespan developmental theory of depression	140	(20)
ANTONETTE M. ZEISS
7 Adolescent eating disorders	160	(24)
RUTH H. STRIEGEL-MOORE AND DEBRA L. FRANKO
8 Substance use disorders	184	(37)
PAUL ROHDE AND JUDY A. ANDREWS
9 Somatoform disorders	221	(25)
CECILIA A. ESSAU
10 Autism: a psychological perspective	246	(25)
HANNA KOVSHOFF, CORINNA F. GRINDLE, AND RICHARD P. HASTINGS
11 Learning disorders	271	(20)
MAUREEN SAMMS-VAUGHAN
Index	291