Handbook of Child Psychopathology

Although the field of child psychopathology is of relatively recent origin, it is a healthy, burgeoning one. Within the past 10 to 20 years, numerous articles and books have been published, and the field can now be described as emerging with an identity of its own. No longer can child psychopatholog...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hersen, Michel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1983, 1983
Edition:1st ed. 1983
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. General Issues
  • 1. A Historical Overview of Child Psychopathology
  • 2. Developmental Perspectives in Child Psychopathology
  • 3. Etiological Factors
  • 4. Taxonomic Issues in Child Psychopathology
  • II Specific Psychopathologies
  • 5. Mental Retardation
  • 6. Infantile Autism
  • 7. Hyperactivity, Learning Problems, and the Attention Deficit Disorders
  • 8. Enuresis and Encopresis
  • 9. Stereotypic Behaviors, Stuttering, and Elective Mutism
  • 10. Childhood Obesity and Anorexia Nervosa
  • 11. Obsessive-Compulsive and Phobic Reactions
  • 12. Depression and Withdrawal in Children
  • 13. Aggressive and Oppositional Behavior
  • 14. Juvenile Delinquency
  • III Prevention and Treatment
  • 15. Traditional Therapies with Children
  • 16. Behavioral Treatment
  • 17. Psychopharmacological Treatment
  • 18. Preventive Strategies with Children and Families: Small Groups, Organizations, Communities