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Behavior Disorders of Childhood

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ISBN-10: 0131539086

ISBN-13: 9780131539082

Edition: 6th 2006

Authors: Rita Wicks-Nelson, Allen C. Israel

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This comprehensive, research-based introduction to childhood behavior disorders provides a sensitive and thorough examination of the field by covering its central issues, theories, and research methods, and providing descriptions and discussions of numerous disorders. Rich with illustrations and examples, it highlights the newest areas of research and clinical work, stressing supported treatments and the prevention of behavior problems. Sensitive to gender, cultural/race issues, and social influences, the newest edition of "Behavior Disorders of Childhood" continues to be the model book in the field. Topics include influences and risks in the developmental process, classification,…    
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Book details

List price: $140.00
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 576
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.750
Language: English

Introduction
What Is Disordered Behavior?
How Common Are Behavioral Disorders of Youth?
Are Developmental Level and Disorders Related?
Gender Differences: Who Is at Greater Risk?
Historical Influences
Current Themes and Emphases
Clinical Work with Young Children
Disordered Behavior: The Developmental Psychopathology Perspective
Taking a Perspective
Developmental Psychopathology: An Overview
What Is Development?
How Development Occurs: Multicausality
Searching for Causal Processes
Pathways of Development
Risk and Resilience
Continuity and Change
Examples from Developmental Psychopathology
Influences and Risks in the Developmental Process
Brain and Nervous System: Basic Structure and function
Nervous System and Risk for Disordered behavior
Genetic Context
Learning and Cognition
Sociocultural Context: An Overview
Family Context, Divorce, and Maltreatment
Peers
Community and Societal Context
Research: Its Role and Methods
Fundamentals of Research
Basic Methods of Research
Quantitative and Qualitative Strategies
Cross-Sectional, Longitudinal, and Sequential Strategies
Retrospective and Prospective Strategies
Epidemiology
Ethical Issues in Research
Classification, Assessment, and Treatment
Classification and Diagnosis
Youth as Special Clients
Assessment
Treatment
Anxiety Disorders
An Introduction to Internalizing Disorders
Defining and Classifying Anxiety Disorders
Specific Phobias
Social Phobia
Separation Anxiety and School Refusal
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder
Reactions to Traumatic Events
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Etiology of Anxiety Disorders
Assessment of Anxiety Disorders
Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
Mood Disorders
What Is Depression?
The Classification of Mood Disorders
Epidemiology
Developmental Course
Influences on the Development of Mood Disorders
Suicide
Assessment of Depression
Treatment of Mood Disorders
Conduct Disorders
Description and Classification
A Trio of Conduct-Related Behaviors: Violence, Bullying, Substance Use/Abuse
Epidemiology
Developmental Course
Etiology
Assessment
Treatment
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Changing Ideas About ADHD
Current Classification and Diagnosis
Primary Clinical Features
Associated Characteristics
DSM-IV Subtypes of ADHD
Conceptualizing ADHD
Co-Occurring Externalizing and Internalizing Disorders
Epidemiology
Etiology
Developmental Course and Outcome
Assessment
Treatment
Learning and Language Disorders
Unusual Abilities, Unmet Needs
Definitional Concerns
Language Disorders
Learning Disorders: Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic
Social and Behavioral Problems
Motivational Factors
Etiology of Language and Reading Disorders
Assessing Language and Learning Disorders
Interventions for Language and Learning Disorders
Educational Issues
Mental Retardation
Definition and Classification
Epidemiology
The Nature of Intelligence
Adaptive Functioning
Characteristics of Youth with Retardation
Etiology and Risks for Retardation
Developmental Course and Considerations
Family Coping and Accommodation
Assessment
Treatment
Autism and Schizophrenia
A Bit of History: Autism and Schizophrenia
Autistic Disorder
Schizophrenia
Disorders of Basic Physical Functions
Problems of Elimination
Sleep Problems
Problems of Eating
Psychological Factors Affecting Mental Condition
Historical Context
Psychological and Family Influences on Medical Conditions
Consequences of Chronic Conditions
Facilitating Medical Treatment
The Dying Child
Evolving Concerns for Youth
Preventing Behavioral Disorder
Who Cares for Children: Family Issues
Mental Health Services for Youth
Youth in the Global Society