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The field of child psychopathology and developmental disabilities is expanding rapidly. As a result, many researchers and most clinicians are having greater difficulty keeping up with these rapid advancements. Twenty years ago, psychologists, child psychiatrists, educational counselors, and other child professionals could consult a few journals to obtain current research developments. But this is no longer possible, because the proliferation of specialty journals (e.g., multiple journals on single childhood disorders - such as autism and ADHD) has enhanced the need for more - and more frequent - editions of books specifically designed to summarize the research. Assessment and treatment using evidence-based methods are the proposed topics of this two-volume set.
List of contents
History, Overview, and Trends.- Diagnostic Classification Systems in Child Psychopathology.- Interviewing and Report Writing.- Intelligence Testing.- Measuring Achievement.- Measuring Psychopathology Using Questionnaires and Checklists.- Neuropsychological Physiological and Biochemical Assessment.- Behavioral Assessment.- Conduct Disorders.- ADHD.- Anxiety and Phobias.- Depression.- Bipolar Disorder.- Autism Spectrum Disorder.- Intellectual Disability I.Q. Mental Health.- Self-Help, Social Skills and Aggression in Intellectual Disabilities.- Self-Injury.- Learning Disabilities.- Anorexia and Bulimia.- Enuresis and Encopresis.- Pain Management.- Feeding Disorders.
About the author
Johnny L. Matson, Ph.D., Professor and Distinguished Research Master and Director of the Ph.D. program in clinical psychology in the Department of Psychology at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. He is the author of more than 450 publications, including 34 books. In addition, he is the editor-in-chief of two research journals, Research in Developmental Disabilities and Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. He has served as an expert for the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, and is past president of the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Division of the American Psychological Association. His research and clinical interests are in autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities.
Summary
But this is no longer possible, because the proliferation of specialty journals (e.g., multiple journals on single childhood disorders - such as autism and ADHD) has enhanced the need for more - and more frequent - editions of books specifically designed to summarize the research.
