Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

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Theodore P. Beauchaine, Stephen P. Hinshaw
John Wiley & Sons, Dec 30, 2010 - Psychology - 720 pages
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology provides a unique opportunity to expose students to a cutting-edge approach to childhood and adolescent disorders by addressing and integrating the most current research on the genetic, neurobiological, and environmental factors that contribute to them. The text also emphasizes how, when, and why disorders emerge among young people and in what ways symptom profiles change at different stages of development.

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Contents

Title Page
Preface
Relevance
A GUIDE TO THE BOOKS CONTENTS
PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS
A MultipleLevelsofAnalysis Perspective on Research
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Behavior
A Neurodevelopmental Perspective on the Role
ADOLESCENT AND ADULT OUTCOMES OF CHILDHOOD ODD AND CD
STUDIES OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS
REFERENCES
Antisocial Personality Development
SUMMARY
MECHANISMS OF BRAIN INJURY
DEVELOPMENTAL COURSE AND OUTCOMES
Anxiety Disorders

THE NEURODEVELOPMENTAL IMPACT OF NEGLECT
THE NEURODEVELOPMENTAL IMPACT OF TRAUMA
HYPERAROUSAL
GENETICS AND HERITABILITY
Behavioral Inhibition as a Risk Factor for Psychopathology
Exposure to Teratogenic Agents as a Risk Factor for Psychopathology
Brain Injury as a Risk Factor for Psychopathology
Affective Style and Risk for Psychopathology
Emotion Dysregulation As a Risk Factor for Psychopathology
AttentionDeficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder Conduct Disorder and Juvenile
AGE SEX AND PREVALENCE OF CONDUCT PROBLEMS
Depressive Disorders
OUTCOME
The Development of Borderline Personality Disorder
CULTURAL FACTORS
A Developmental Perspective
PROTECTIVE FACTORS
Childhood Schizophrenia
THEORETICAL SYNTHESIS AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRESSION
Eating Disorders
THEORETICAL SYNTHESIS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Author Index
Subject Index

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Theodore P. Beauchaine, Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle
Dr. Beauchaine is the Robert Bolles & Yasuko Endo endowed Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington in Seattle. He recently received an Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association for his work addressing neurobiological vulnerabilities and environmental risk factors for conduct problems and depression.

Stephen P. Hinshaw, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Hinshaw is Chair of the Psychology Department at the University of California, Berkeley. An internationally recognized scholar in the area of developmental psychopathology, he is Incoming Editor of Psychological Bulletin and Associate Editor of Development and Psychopathology.

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