Child Psychopathology

by Mash, Eric J.; Barkley, Russell A.

• ISBN13: 9781572300651
• ISBN10: 1572300655
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-05-03
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Penetrating and comprehensive, this new volume integrates the most up-to-date theory and research relating to childhood dysfunction and its determinants. Grounded in a developmental systems framework, each chapter considers the significant biological, behavioral, social, cognitive, and affective models pertaining to a particular childhood disorder.

Author Biography

Eric J. Mash, PhD, is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology and Program in Clinical Psychology at the University of Calgary. He is a fellow of the American and Canadian Psychological Associations; has served as an editor, editorial board member, and editorial consultant for many scientific and professional journals; and has written or edited numerous books and journal articles on children's mental health, child and adolescent psychopathology, child and adolescent psychotherapy, and child and family assessment. Dr. Mash's research has focused on family relationships across a variety of child and family disorders, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct problems, internalizing disorders, and maltreatment.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Child Psychopathology: A Developmental-Systems Perspective	p. 3
Behavior Disorders
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	p. 75
Conduct and Oppositional Defiant Disorders	p. 144
Adolescent Substance Use Disorders	p. 199
Emotional and Social Disorders
Childhood Mood Disorders	p. 233
Childhood Anxiety Disorders	p. 279
Childhood Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	p. 330
Social Withdrawal in Childhood	p. 372
Developmental and Learning Disorders
Autistic Disorder	p. 409
Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia	p. 455
Mental Retardation (Intellectual Disabilities)	p. 486
Learning Disabilities	p. 520
Infants and Children at Risk for Disorder
Disorder and Risk for Disorder during Infancy and Toddlerhood	p. 589
Child Maltreatment	p. 632
Eating and Health-Related Disorders
Eating Disorders	p. 687
Health-Related Disorders	p. 716
Author Index	p. 751
Subject Index	p. 786
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