Child Psychopathology
By Eric J. Mash, David A. Wolfe, Katherine Nguyen Williams
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Balancing developmental, clinical-diagnostic and experimental approaches to child and adolescent psychopathology, Mash/Wolfe/Nguyen Williams' CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, 8th Edition, is one of the most up-to-date, authoritative and comprehensive books in its market. The 8th Edition is organized to reflect DSM-5-TR categories, dimensional approaches to classification and evidence-based assessment and treatment approaches. The authors trace developmental pathways for each disorder and show how child and adolescent psychopathology involves biological, psychological and sociocultural factors interacting with a youth's environment. Case histories, examples, and first-person accounts illustrate the categorical and dimensional approaches used to describe disorders.
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Balancing developmental, clinical-diagnostic and experimental approaches to child and adolescent psychopathology, Mash/Wolfe/Nguyen Williams' CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, 8th Edition, is one of the most up-to-date, authoritative and comprehensive books in its market. The 8th Edition is organized to reflect DSM-5-TR categories, dimensional approaches to classification and evidence-based assessment and treatment approaches. The authors trace developmental pathways for each disorder and show how child and adolescent psychopathology involves biological, psychological and sociocultural factors interacting with a youth's environment. Case histories, examples, and first-person accounts illustrate the categorical and dimensional approaches used to describe disorders.
A comprehensive and integrative approach pays special attention to advances in child psychopathology and focuses on the child, not just the disorders.
A logical four-part framework organization helps students understand the individual disorders and master the material.
Current findings regarding the reliability and validity of DSM diagnostic criteria for specific disorders are discussed, with attention to issues, features and disorders new to the DSM-5-TR.
Discussions about key cultural and diversity issues provide students opportunities to gain increased awareness of how biases and unique perspectives are critical to understanding child psychopathology and the whole child.
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Part 1. Understanding Child Psychopathology
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