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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Joseph Beitchman is a clinician and therapist who has been working with children and adolescents with language delays for more than 30 years. He has written extensively on language impairment and its relation to psychiatric disorders! including learning disabilities! anxiety disorders! and disruptive behavior disorders. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto where he teaches and does his research. Dr. Elizabeth Brownlie is a developmental psychologist who works in the area of child! youth! and emerging adult development. Her research focuses on the role of gender! language/learning! and other determinants of health on mental health and wellbeing. She is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Klappentext Language impairment in childhood and adolescence: presentation! diagnosis! assessment!and empirically validated treatment.As many as half of children and adolescents presenting for mental health serviceshave language impairments! often undiagnosed. This book offers a clear and comprehensivedescription of language impairment emerging in childhood and itsimplications for clinical practice with children and adolescents. The book is filledwith many clinical pearls and examples of the way language impairment impactson the child's symptom picture and influences treatment. After discussing ICD-10and the new DSM-5 criteria! it provides the reader with an easy-to-follow plan onhow to conduct the assessment with the child and parents! and the steps to takein initiating treatment. Unique modifications to empirically validated treatmentsare recommended for language-impaired children with comorbid anxiety or disruptivebehavior disorders. Anyone who works with children and adolescents willbenefit from this book. Zusammenfassung Language impairment in childhood and adolescence: presentation, diagnosis, assessment, and empirically validated treatment.As many as half of children and adolescents presenting for mental health services have language impairments, often undiagnosed. This book offers a clear and comprehensive description of language impairment emerging in childhood and its implications for clinical practice with children and adolescents. The book is filled with many clinical pearls and examples of the way language impairment impacts on the child's symptom picture and influences treatment. After discussing ICD-10 and the new DSM-5 criteria, it provides the reader with an easy-to-follow plan on how to conduct the assessment with the child and parents, and the steps to take in initiating treatment. Unique modifications to empirically validated treatments are recommended for language-impaired children with comorbid anxiety or disruptive behavior disorders. Anyone who works with children and adolescents will benefit from this book. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents1 Description1.1 Terminology1.1.1 Terms for Language Difficulties1.1.2 Diagnostic Criteria for Language Disorders1.1.3 Alternative Classification Frameworks forLanguage Impairment1.1.4 Speech Disorders1.1.5 Historical Terms1.2. Definition1.2.1 Language Domains1.2.2 Late Language Emergence1.2.3 Diagnostic Criteria: Language Impairment /Language Disorders1.2.4 Expressive Language Impairment1.2.5 Receptive Language Impairment1.2.6 Definitional Issues1.2.7 Stigma! Labeling! and Terminology1.3 Epidemiology1.3.1 Sex Ratio! Cultural and SocioeconomicFactors1.4 Course and Prognosis1.4.1 Early Childhood: Late Language Emergence1.4.2 Child and Adolescent Development1.4.3 Adult Outcomes1.5 Differential Diagnosis1.5.1 Developmental Delay / IntellectualDisabilities / Mental Retardation1.5.2 Environmental Deprivation1.5.3 Autism Spectrum Disorder / PervasiveDevelopmental Disorders1.5.4 Selective Mutism1.6 Comorbidities1.6.1 Phonological Disorder1.6.2 Learning Disabilities1.6.3 Anxiety D...
