Assessment of Childhood Disorders, Fourth Edition

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

• ISBN13: 9781606236154
• ISBN10: 1606236156
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-23
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Now in an extensively revised and expanded fourth edition, this essential text and clinical guide offers best-practice recommendations for assessing a comprehensive array of child and adolescent mental health problems and health risks.

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 has served as an editor, editorial board member, and editorial consultant for many scientific and professional journals; and has published numerous books and journal articles.

 

Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Barkley has published over 200 articles, book chapters, and books related to the nature, assessment, and treatment of ADHD and related disorders.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Assessment of Child and Family Disturbance: A Developmental-Systems Approach	p. 3
Behavior Disorders
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	p. 53
Conduct and Oppositional Disorders	p. 132
Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse	p. 184
Mood Disorders and Suicide Risk
Child and Adolescent Depression	p. 213
Pediatric Bipolar Disorder	p. 253
Adolescent Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Self-Harm Behaviors and Risk	p. 305
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety in Children and Adolescents	p. 347
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	p. 398
Developmental Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorders	p. 487
Early-Onset Schizophrenia	p. 526
Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation)	p. 551
Learning Disabilities	p. 598
Children at Risk
Child Abuse and Neglect	p. 636
Child Sexual Abuse	p. 685
Problems of Adolescence
Eating Disorders	p. 751
Personality Disorders	p. 781
Author Index	p. 817
Subject Index	p. 851
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