Developmental psychopathology : epidemiology, diagnostics and treatment / edited by Cecilia Ahmoi Essau and Franz Petermann.
Contributor(s): Petermann, Franz
| Essau, Cecilia.
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BookPublisher: Amsterdam : Harwood Academic Publishers, 1997Description: xvii, 478 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9057021900.Subject(s): Behavior disorders in children | Child psychopathologyDDC classification: 618.9289 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 618.9289 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00075629 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Presents a comprehensive summary of the most recent empirical findings on the prevalence, nature, and treatment of specific childhood and adolescent disorders. The volume is divided into three sections. Section One covers general issues in the scientific study of mental disorders. The chapters in Section Two will cover definition and classification, epidemiology, risk factors, course and outcome, etiologic factors, and treatment. The third and final section contains a chapter on progress and unresolved issues in the field with some recommendations for future studies.
This book is written by experts in the field with a comprehensive range of the most recent research findings, and provides an invaluable reference source for the understanding of the current status of specific developmental psychopathology.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: General issues -- Introduction and general issues / Cecilia Ahmoi Essau and Franz Petermann -- Classification and assessment strategies / Cecilia Ahmoi Essau, Michael Feehan and Bedirhan Ustun -- Research methods and designs / Cecilia Ahmoi Essau, Franz Petermann and Michael Feehan -- Part II: Specific disorders -- Conduct and oppositional defiant disorders / Wendy M. Craig and Debra J. Pepler -- Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity disorder / Cecilia Ahmoi Essau, Rob McGee and Michael Feehan -- Pervasive developmental disorders / Michael Kusch and Franz Petermann -- Anxiety disorders / Paul M. G. Emmelkamp and Agnes Scholing -- Mood disorders / Cecilia Ahmoi Essau and Ulrike Petermann -- Substance use disorders / Lisa Dierker, Kathleen R. Merikangas and Cecilia Ahmoi Essau -- Feeding and eating disorders / Julie Hakim-Larson, Sylvia Voelker, Cheryl Thomas and Linda Reinstein -- Elimination disorders / Richard J. Butler -- Part III: Epilogue -- Progress and unresolved issues in developmental psychopathology / Joseph A. Sergeant and Pier J. M. Prins.