Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

by Theodore P. Beauchaine (University of Washington, Seattle, WA ); Stephen P. Hinshaw (University of California, Berkeley, Editors )

• ISBN13: 9780470007440
• ISBN10: 0470007443
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Child and Adolescent Psychopathology provides a unique opportunity to expose students to a cutting-edge approach to childhood and adolescent disorders by addressing and integrating the most current research on the genetic, neurobiological, and environmental factors that contribute to them. The text also emphasizes how, when, and why disorders emerge among young people and in what ways symptom profiles change at different stages of development.

Author Biography

Theodore P. Beauchaine, Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle
Dr. Beauchaine is the Robert Bolles & Yasuko Endo endowed Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington in Seattle. He recently received an Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association for his work addressing neurobiological vulnerabilities and environmental risk factors for conduct problems and depression.

Stephen P. Hinshaw, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Hinshaw is Chair of the Psychology Department at the University of California, Berkeley.  An internationally recognized scholar in the area of developmental psychopathology, he is Incoming Editor of Psychological Bulletin and Associate Editor of Development and Psychopathology.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Foreword	p. xv
The Developmental Psychopathology Approach to Understanding Behavior
Developmental Psychopathology as a Scientific Discipline: Relevance to Behavioral and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence	p. 3
A Multiple-Levels-of-Analysis Perspective on Research in Development and Psychopathology	p. 27
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Behavior	p. 58
Risk Factors for Psychopathology
Child Maltreatment: A Neurodevelopmental Perspective on the Role of Trauma and Neglect in Psychpathology	p. 93
Impulsivity and Vulnerability to Psychopathology	p. 129
Behavioral Inhibition as a Risk Factor for Psychopathology	p. 157
Exposure to Teratogenic Agents as a Risk Factor for Psychopathology	p. 180
Brain Injury as a Risk Factor for Psychopathology	p. 208
Affective Style and Risk for Psychopathology	p. 234
Emotion Dysregulation as a Risk Factor for Psychopathology	p. 265
Externalizing Behavior Disorders
Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder	p. 301
Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, and Juvenile Delinquency	p. 335
Antisocial Personality Development	p. 370
Prevalence of Alcohol and Drug Involvement During Childhood and Adolescence	p. 405
Internalizing Behavior Disorders
Anxiety Disorders	p. 447
Depressive Disorders	p. 477
The Development of Borderline Personality Disorder and Self-Injurious Behavior	p. 510
Other Psychological Disorders
Bipolar Disorder	p. 543
Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Developmental Perspective	p. 575
Childhood Schizophrenia	p. 614
Eating Disorders	p. 643
Indexes	p. 671
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