Developmental Psychopathology
From Infancy through Adolescence
3rd Edition
Published on 1. January 1994
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-0-07-069286-2 (ISBN)
Description
Employs a developmental approach in examining child psychopathology. This edition features chapters on autism, anxiety disorders and schizophrenia. Also covered is current research and theoretical findings within the discipline, such as information on minority children, treatment of child psychopathology within different ethnic communities, the implications of new DSM-IV classifications, sexual abuse, eating disorders, childhood depression and new methods of treatment.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
990 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-069286-2 (9780070692862)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
The developmental approach; normal development; the bridge to the psychopathologies; autism - a severe deviation in infancy; deviations in early socialization and initiative - oppositional defiant disorder, feeding disorders and obesity; early deviations in curiosity and task orientation - attention deficit disorders, hyperactivity and learning disabilities; depression, suicide and the consequence of loss; anxiety disorders and excessive self-control; conduct disorders and inadequate self-control; schizophrenia - severe deviation in middle childhood and adolesence; psychopathologies and risks of the adolescent; developmental consequences of mental retardation; risks of physical illness and brain damage; risks in the interpersonal context - maltreatment and divorce; risks of ethnic and minority children; psychological assessment; remediation and prevention.