Alan Carr provides a comprehensive, thorough and practical guide to modern child and adolescent psychology. The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology covers all central concerns for practitioners in a single manual, including: conduct problems, emotional problems, learning disabilities, child protection, somatic illness, major depression, suicide, drug abuse, schizophrenia, divorce, foster care and bereavement. It will be essential reading for child and adolescent clinical psychologists, and valuable to many professionals in training, including educational psychologists, counselling psychologists, health psychologists, child psychotherapists, family therapists, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, counsellors and child care workers.
of elementary school children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. ... Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 48, 484–500. ... Parent-teen therapy for executive function deficits and ADHD.
This volume: Emphasizes developmental considerations – the specific information most relevant to toddlers, school-age children, and adolescents. Examines sociocultural and economic risk factors and their attendant treatment issues.
Phobias, panic disorders, school refusal, and anxiety. Autism and pervasive developmental disorders. Depression, mood disorders, and suicidal behavior. Alcohol and drug abuse. Eating disorders and obesity. PTSD.
"Aggressive behavior during childhood and adolescence is an important risk factor for later serious and persistent adjustment problems in adulthood, including criminal behavior, school dropout as well as family-related and economic problems ...
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III-R; WISC UK) (61⁄2–16 years). Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence – Revised (WPPSI-R) (4–6 1⁄2 years). ACHIEVEMENT AND ATTAINMENT TESTS Kaufman Test of Educational ...
This handbook provides both audiences with the related information they need.
The increasing focus on children's welfare has given rise to tremendous growth in the field of child psychology, and the past decade has witnessed significant advances in research in this area.
This comprehensive handbook synthesizes the rapidly growing research base on child and adolescent psychopathy: its nature, causes, development, assessment, and treatment.
Handbook of Clinical Psychology, Volume 2: Children and Adolescents provides comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of clinical psychological practice for the young from assessment through treatment, including the innovations of the ...
This book highlights assessment techniques, issues, and procedures that appeal to practicing clinicians.