Childhood Disorders

Second Edition
2. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-415-48641-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

Reihe: Clinical Psychology: A Modular Course

In this Revised Edition of Childhood Disorders, Philip C. Kendall and Jonathan S. Comer present current information about the full range of psychological disorders that occur in childhood, and discuss the major models that guide the thinking about each disorder. Specific criteria for diagnosis are presented alongside the latest research findings to provide an overview of methods used for treating childhood disorders.

Each chapter in this Second Edition is fully updated and includes information on the changes in the prevalence of childhood disorders and causes for this, as well as brand new sections on substance use and abuse, and post traumatic stress disorders in childhood with a focus towards reactions to terrorism and natural disaster.

Childhood Disorders, Second Edition will prove essential reading for undergraduates, as well as a useful introduction for professionals in related fields including mental health nursing, social work, and educational psychology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kendall, Philip C

Comer, Jonathan S

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Getting to Know the Children. Models of Childhood Disorders. Issues Facing the Disorders of Childhood. Conduct Disorders. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Anxiety Disorders. Depression. Eating Disorders. Mental Retardation and Learning Disorders. Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Tics and Elimination Disorders. Questions for Your Consideration.

Über Autor(innen)

Philip C. Kendall is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic at Temple University in Pennsylvania, USA.

Jonathan S. Comer is a Chief Research Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York City, USA.