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Advances in Clinical Child Psychology is a serial publication designed to provide researchers and clinicians with a medium for discussing new and innovative approaches to the problems of children. In this fourth volume, a group of highly distinguished authors have described advanc ing knowledge in a number of critical areas of applied child psychology. These include childhood depression, drug abuse, social skills deficits, community-living skills, the genetics of childhood behavior disorders, and affective states in children. In addition, major statements on new approaches to the assessment of dysfunctional family systems and the social skills of children, as well as the increasingly important methodol ogy of epidemiology, are included in this volume. These chapters pro vide a synopsis of many of the most important advances in the field of clinical child psychology. The quality of a series of this sort is, of course, due to the quality of the contributing authors. We feel very fortunate indeed, therefore, to have been able to entice such a distinguished group of authors to con tribute to this volume. We are also most appreciative of the guidance and assistance of the consulting editors who provided us with ideas for chapter topics and authors and who carefully reviewed and edited each chapter. We also express our hearty thanks to Leonard R. Pace of Plenum whose expertise and support has always been generously given. BENJAMIN B. LAHEY ALAN E. KAZDIN ix Contents The Epidemiology of Child Psychopathology 1 William Yule 1. Introduction ............................................ .
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1 The Epidemiology of Child Psychopathology.- 1. Introduction.- 2. What Is a "Case?".- 3. Classification and Categorization.- 4. Results of Epidemiological Studies.- 5. Prevalence Rates of Clinical Psychiatric Syndromes.- 6. Methodological Problems.- 7. Toward a Psychological Approach to Childhood Psychopathology.- 8. References.- 2 Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions with Children.- 1. Relation to Adult Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.- 2. A Definition?.- 3. Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies for Teaching Self-Control.- 4. Social Perspective-Taking (Role-Taking) Training.- 5. Interpersonal Problem-Solving Training.- 6. Consistencies across Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions with Children.- 7. Issues.- 8. Closing Concerns.- 9. References.- 3 Experimental Studies of Affective States in Children.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Theories of Emotion.- 3. Procedures for the Experimental Induction of Emotional Cognitive States in Children and Adults.- 4. Validation of Experimental Affect Induction Procedures.- 5. Experiential Determinants of Affective States.- 6. Behavioral and Cognitive Consequences of Affective States.- 7. Factors Mediating the Relation between Affect and Behavior.- 8. Experimental Studies of Self-Implemented and Externally-Implemented Cognitive and Behavioral Procedures to Alter Affective States.- 9. References.- 4 Social-Skills Assessment of Children.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Definitions of Social Skills.- 3. Dimensions of Analysis.- 4. Methods of Assessment.- 5. Conclusions and Future Directions.- 6. References.- 5 Peers as Behavior Change Agents for Withdrawn Classmates.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Behavioral Treatment of Preschool Social Withdrawal.- 3. Peer-Mediated Intervention Strategies.- 4. Systematic Training of Peers.- 5. Assessment and Treatment Evaluation.- 6.Generalization of Treatment Effects.- 7. References.- 6 The Assessment of Dysfunctional Family Systems.- 1. Overview.- 2. Couple Relationships.- 3. The Problem Child.- 4. The Problem Parent.- 5. Looking to the Future.- 6. References.- 7 Behavioral Community Psychology: Strategies and Tactics for Teaching Community Skills to Children and Adolescents.- 1. Representative Contemporary Research.- 2. Choice of Treatment.- 3. A Successive-Stage Strategy.- 4. Summary.- 5. References.- 8 Drug Abuse by Children and Adolescents: Perspectives on Incidence, Etiology, Assessment, and Prevention Programming.- 1. The Shifting Priorities of Drug Education.- 2. Prevalence of the Drug Problem.- 3. Etiological Factors.- 4. Assessing the Outcomes of Drug Education: Conceptual and Methodological Issues.- 5. Prevention Programming.- 6. References.- 9 Genetics of Childhood Behavior Disorders.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Etiologic Heterogeneity: A Possible Complication.- 3. Genetic Analyses.- 4. Conclusion.- 5. References.
