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This text provides an interdisciplinary approach with a developmental perspective on child psychopathology. It is solidly grounded in both quantitative and qualitative research findings and incorporates information derived from clinical practice.
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An interdisciplinary approach employed here makes this text on child behavior disorders appropriate for courses in various fields including child psychotherapy, social work, family sociology, and nursing. Avoiding unnecessary technical terms and providing many study tools, the text covers foundations of abnormal child psychology, adversity in children's lives, emotional disorders, behavior and conduct disorders, conditions that affect learning, and pervasive developmental disorders and schizophrenia. This fourth edition contains new chapters on anxiety disorders, ADHD, and psychology and children's health, new case studies, boxes on cases and research milestones, and discussion of the classification and assessment of disorders. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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