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List of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Developmental Psychopathology Perspective
Chapter 3 Biological and Environmental Contexts of Psychopathology
Chapter 4 Research: Its Role and Methods
Chapter 5 Classification, Assessment, and Intervention
Chapter 6 Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Chapter 7 Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
Chapter 8 Mood Disorders
Chapter 9 Conduct Problems
Chapter 10 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Chapter 11 Communication and Learning Disorders
Chapter 12 Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)
Chapter 13 Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia
Chapter 14 Disorders of Basic Physical Functions
Chapter 15 Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions
Epilogue Evolving Concerns for Youth
Glossary
References
Index
About the author
Allen C. Israel, Professor Emeritus, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA.
Jennifer Weil Malatras, Clinical Assistant Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA.
Rita Wicks-Nelson, Professor Emeritus, West Virginia University Institute of Technology, USA.
Summary
Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology is a comprehensive introduction to the field. It covers theoretical and methodological foundations and examines the characteristics, epidemiology, etiology, developmental course, assessment, and treatment of disorders of childhood and adolescence.
