Behavior Disorders of Childhood (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 0130987840 / Publisher: Pearson College Div, October 2002
This comprehensive book about childhood behavior disorders provides a sensitive and thorough examina...
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This comprehensive book about childhood behavior disorders provides a sensitive and thorough examination of numerous disorders, discussing their central issues, descriptions, clinical and research information, and treatment approaches. Rich with illustrations and examples, it stresses empirically-supported treatments and the prevention of behavior problems, and provides up-to-date information about cultural and social concerns, including the effects of abuse, poverty, and divorce. This comprehensive book about childhood psychopathology begins with a complete introduction to the field, and then goes on to cover such topics as influences and risks in the developmental process; current research in the field; classification, assessment, and treatment; anxiety disorders; mood disorders; conduct disorders; language and learning disorders; attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; mental retardation; and autism and schizophrenia. For those working in the field of child psychology and child psychopathology.
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