-All students who will one day work with children or their families can gain a basic foundation for understanding child psychopathology from this text. Students who seek careers in the mental health, physical health, or social work fields will find extensive information on childhood disorders, their prevention, and their treatment. All will gain an appreciation for the many facets of this growing field, and of the need to base interventions on research and on a humane attitude toward each child and family.

-Chapter 1 Introduction
Who Should Know About Child Psychopathology
Basic Principles
The Field of Developmental Psychopathology

Chapter 2 Research Methods and Ethical Issues
Research Methods
Ethical Issues

Chapter 3 Basic Psychological Theories
Psychodynamic Theories
Behavioral Theories
Cognitive Theories
Attachment Theory
Family Systems Theories

Chapter 4 Quantitative Behavioral Genetics
History
Basic Research Strategy
Common Research Strategies in Quantitative Behavioral Genetics
Quantifying the Influences on Development
Gene and Environment Relationships

Chapter 5 Classification, Diagnosis, and Assessment of Disorders
Why Have a Classification System and Diagnose Disorders?
Basic Issues in Classification
The DSM Classification System
Clinical Assessment

Chapter 6 Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Case Study: Early-onset Conduct Problems
Case Study: Adolescent-onset Conduct Problems
History
Diagnosis and Assessment
Characteristics and Experiences of Children With Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder
Subtypes of Children with Conduct Disorder
Prevalence
Course
Families of Children with Conduct Disorder
Etiology of Conduct Problems
Preventive and Therapeutic Interventions

Chapter 7 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Case Study: A Dramatic Influence of Medication
Case Study: Conflict Over Taking Medication
History
Diagnosis and Assessment Characteristics and Experiences of Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Prevalence
Course
Families of Children With ADHD
Etiology
Prevention
Therapeutic Interventions

Chapter 8 Bipolar Disorder
Case Study: Three Women, One Girl, and Two Cases of Bipolar Disorder
Case Study: A Treatment-resistant Case of Bipolar Disorder
History
Diagnosis and Assessment
The Existence of Bipolar Disorders in Prepubertal Children
Characteristics and Experiences of Children With Bipolar Disorders
Prevalence
Course
Families of Children with Bipolar Disorders
Etiology
Prevention
Therapeutic Interventions

Chapter 9 Depressive Disorders
Case Study: “Hidden” Depression in an Early Adolescent
Case Study: A Gradual Decline Into Depression
History
Diagnosis and Assessment
Characteristics and Experiences of Children With Depressive Disorders
Prevalence
Course
Sex Differences in Depression Beginning in Adolescence
Families of Children with Depressive Disorders
Suicide
Etiology
Prevention
Therapeutic Interventions

Chapter 10 Anxiety Disorders
Case Study: A Child With Separation Anxiety
Case Study: A Sudden Fear of Dogs
History
Basic Issues in Childhood Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders
Etiology of Anxiety Disorders
Prevention
Therapeutic Interventions

Chapter 11 Mental Retardation
Case Study: The Early Life of a Girl With Mild Mental Retardation
Case Study: A Young Boy’s Influence on His Family
Intelligence and Intelligence Testing
History
Diagnosis and Assessment
Characteristics and Experiences of Children With Mental Retardation
Prevalence
Families of Children with Mental Retardation
Etiology
Prevention
Educational Interventions
Other Therapeutic Interventions

Chapter 12 Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Case Study: Experiences of “High Functioning” Person with Autism
History
Diagnosis and Assessment Characteristics and Experiences of Children With Autistic Disorder or Asperger’s Disorder
Prevalence
Course
Families of Children With a Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Etiology
Rett’s Disorder
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Therapeutic Interventions

Chapter 13 Childhood-onset Schizophrenia
Case Study: A Child With Many Risk Factors for Schizophrenia
Case Study: Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia From “Out of the Blue”
History
Diagnosis and Assessment
Characteristics and Experiences of Children With Schizophrenia
Prevalence
Course
Families of Children with Schizophrenia
Etiology
Prevention
Therapeutic Interventions

Chapter 14 Disorders Associated with Trauma or Maltreatment
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder
Characteristics and Experiences of Children with PTSD
Prevalence
Course
Families of Children with PTSD
Etiology
Prevention
Therapeutic Interventions
Dissociative Disorders
Case Study: A Sexually Abused Boy
History
Toward Understanding Dissociated Disorders: Common Dissociative Experiences
Diagnosis and Assessment
Characteristics and Experiences of Children with Dissociative Disorders
Prevalence and Course
Etiology and Course
Preventive and Therapeutic Interventions
Reactive Attachment Disorder
History
Diagnosis and Assessment Characteristics and Experiences of Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder
Prevalence and Course
Etiology
Preventative and Therapeutic Interventions

Chapter 15 Disorders Related to Physical Health and Functioning
Somatoform Disorders and Somatization Problems
Case Study: The Function of a Child's Injury in her Family
Diagnosis and Assessment
Somatization problems
Therapeuticc Interventions for the Child and Family
Childhood Obesity
Case Study: A Girl's Ongoing Struggle with Weight
Defining and Measuring Obesity
Prevalence and Course Etiology
Prevention
Therapeutic Interventions
Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
Prevalence of Body Dissatisfaction and Dieting among School-Age Children
Prevalence and Course of Anorexia
Prevention
Individual and Family Treatment
Elimination Disorders
Case Study: Primary Enuresis
Encopresis
References
Name Index
Subject Index

-Jeffrey J. Haugaard, (UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY)

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