Advances in Clinical Child Psychology
Erschienen am 6. Dezember 2012
XVI, 375 Seiten
978-1-4613-9811-0 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Advances in Clinical Child Psychology continues to bring to its readers scholarly papers that review and update advances in diverse areas of research with children. The focus on basic and applied work with chil dren encompasses several disciplines and professions. This volume, the fifth in the series, continues to expand the range of topics and specialty areas represented by the contributors. In the present volume, contribu tions address several different topics related to diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of childhood disorders. Taxonomy, nosology, and assess ment of childhood behavioral problems, and social and emotional ad justment are discussed. Contributions also address recent advances re lated to specific disorders including childhood depression, conduct disorders, and hyperactivity. Factors that impinge on child development and have implications for social adjustment and psychopathology are covered in separate contributions on the effects of divorce and life events as stressors in general. Treatment techniques are also covered in the present volume. A separate contribution on pharmacotherapy de tails the latest advances and outstanding issues in that field. Problem solving therapy is also covered in a contribution on the cognitive bases of social adjustment in children. As with previous volumes, we would like to express our gratitude to several persons. Foremost are the contributors whose scholarship and expertise contributed fundamentally to this volume, as well as the over all series.
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1. Assessment and Taxonomy of Children's Behavior Disorders.- 1. Assessment Paradigms.- 2. Taxonomic Paradigms.- 3. Research Issues.- 4. A Taxometric Approach.- 5. Clinical Implications: Assessment and Taxonomy as Guides for Action.- 6. Summary.- 7. References.- 2. Childhood Depression: A Review of Current Research.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Classification Schemes and Clinical Picture.- 3. Assessment of Depression in Childhood.- 4. Family and Genetic Studies.- 5. Biological Factors.- 6. Natural History.- 7. Treatment.- 8. Summary and Future Directions for Research.- 9. References.- 3. Conduct Disorders.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Assessment.- 3. Social Learning Theory and Behavioral Treatment.- 4. Conclusions.- 5. References.- 4. Guidelines for Defining Hyperactivity in Children: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Review of Research Selection Criteria.- 3. Diagnosing Hyperactivity in the Clinical Setting.- 4. Definitions of Hyperactivity: A Survey.- 5. Commonly Referenced Criteria.- 6. DSM-III: Attention Deficit Disorder.- 7. Defining Hyperactivity/ADD: A Working Set of Guidelines.- 8. Justification of Criteria.- 9. The Question of a Syndrome.- 10. Hyperactivity and Learning Disabilities.- 11. Hyperactivity and Conduct Disorders.- 12. Summary.- 13. References.- 5. Parental Assessment of the Social and Emotional Adaptation of Children at High Risk for Schizophrenia.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Method.- 3. Results.- 4. Discussion.- 5. References.- 6. Life Events as Stressors in Childhood and Adolescence.- 1. Assessing Cumulative Life Changes in Children and Adolescents.- 2. Cumulative Life Change and Child Health Status.- 3. Cumulative Life Change and Child Adjustment.- 4. Specific Stressors, Life Transitions, Child Health, and Adjustment.- 5. Issuesin Child Life Stress Research.- 6. Summary.- 7. References.- 7. The Effects of Divorce on Children.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Studies on Father-Absence.- 3. Studies with Clinic Populations.- 4. Studies on Nonclinic Populations.- 5. Summary and Conclusions.- 6. References.- 8. Pharmacotherapy.- 1. Introduction.- 2. About This Review.- 3. General Neuropharmacology.- 4. Classification of Drugs.- 5. Measuring Drug Effects.- 6. Individual Drugs.- 7. Conclusions.- 8. References.- 9. The Cognition of Social Adjustment: Interpersonal Cognitive Problem-Solving Thinking.- 1. The Concept of ICPS.- 2. ICPS Skills.- 3. Cognitive Response in the Absence of ICPS.- 4. Applications of ICPS Theory in Helping Others.- 5. References.
