Child and Adolescent Psychological Disorders A Comprehensive Textbook

by Netherton, Sandra D.; Holmes, Deborah; Walker, C. Eugene

• ISBN13: 9780195099614
• ISBN10: 0195099613
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-18
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

In May 1994 The American Psychiatric Association published the most recent version of DSM-IV, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. DSM-IV is the primary diagnostic reference for mental health professionals in psychiatry, psychology, social work, and nursing. It providesbrief descriptions of mental disorders in terms of their primary and associated features, age at onset, typical course, level of impairment, predisposing factors, complications, prevalence, sex ratio, and familial patterns. Although DSM-IV is one of the primary training and reference tools formental health professionals, its scope and utility are limited. It is explicitly designed to be a diagnostic manual and therefore contains little regarding treatment -- the next step after diagnosis. Child and Adolescent Psychological Disorders: A Comprehensive Textbook mirrors the organization of DSM-IV but goes beyond a listing of diagnostic criteria by addressing what to do after the diagnosis is made. The text includes selections written by experts in both clinical psychology andpsychiatry. Each chapter reviews the current research and provides diagnostic and assessment criteria, treatment recommendations, and assessment strategies for each disorder. An ideal text for courses in child and adolescent psychopathology and clinical psychology, Child and Adolescent PsychologicalDisorders: A Comprehensive Textbook is also an excellent reference for practitioners.

Table of Contents

Brief History of the DSM-IV and ICD-10

Mental Retardation: A Symptom and a Syndrome

Learning and Motor Skills Disorders

Psychological Assessment and Treatment of Communication Disorders: Childhood Language Subtypes

Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Disruptive Behavior: Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder

Feeding Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood

Tic Disorders and Stereotypic Movement Disorders

Elimination Disorders

Organic Symptoms

Substance-Related Disorders

Depression and Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Anxiety Disorders

Factitious Disorders and Factitious Disorders by Proxy

Somatoform Disorders

Dissociative Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence

Gender Identity Disorders and Transvestic Fetishes

Eating Disorders

Sleep Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence

Impulse Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified

Adjustment Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Personality Disorders

Relational Problems: The Social Context of Child and Adolescent Disorders

Problems Related to Child Abuse and Neglect

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Noncompliance

Index

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