Advances in Clinical Child Psychology

Advances in Clinical Child Psychology edited by Benjamin Lahey.

Advances in Clinical Child Psychology is a serial publication designed to bring together original summaries of the most important new develop­ ments in the field of clinical psychology and its related disciplines. Each chapter is written by a key figure in an innovative area of research or by an ind...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Lahey, Benjamin (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1986.
Edition:1st ed. 1986.
Series:Advances in Clinical Child Psychology ; 9
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Clinical psychology.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Toward an Educated Use of IQ Tests: A Reappraisal of Intelligence Testing
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. “Pseudometrics”: The Limitations of IQ Tests as Measuring Devices
  • 3. Issues in the Interpretation of Test Scores
  • 4. An Excursion into Sampling
  • 5. IQ Testing in Clinical Practice
  • 6. Overview
  • 7. References
  • 2 Neuropsychological Assessment in Clinical Child Psychology
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Pediatric Neuropsychological Assessment
  • 3. Approaches to Neuropsychological Assessment
  • 4. Issues in Pediatric Neuropsychological Assessment
  • 5. Conclusions
  • 6. References
  • 3Conceptualizing, Assessing, and Treating Parent—Adolescent Conflict
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Theoretical Model
  • 3. Assessment
  • 4. Treatment
  • 6. Conclusions and Future Directions
  • 7. References
  • Appendix: Family Interview
  • 4 Psychopathology and Its Antecedents among American Indian Adolescents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. A Brief Review of the Literature
  • 3. A Brief Historical Overview
  • 4. Current Issues
  • 5. The Effect of Boarding Schools on Adolescent Development
  • 6. Developmental Factors Influencing Adolescent Psychopathology
  • 7. Interferences with Normal Development in Infancy and Implications for Later Development
  • 8. The School-age Child and Development
  • 9. Inhalant Abuse: A Pervasive Problem in Children and Young Adolescents
  • 10. Varieties of Psychopathology in Adolescents
  • 11. Psychoses
  • 12. Antisocial Behavior
  • 13. Suicide
  • 14. Summary and Conclusions
  • 15. References
  • 5 Attention Deficit Disorder Without Hyperactivity: A Review of Preliminary Experimental Evidence
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Review of ADD/WO Research
  • 3. Methodological Features and Problems
  • 4. Description of ADD/WO: Similarities and Differences between ADD Subtypes
  • 5. Ongoing Research
  • 6. Summary and Conclusions
  • 7. References
  • 6 The Pathophysiology of Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity: A Review
  • 1. The Psychopharmacological Investigation of Attention Deficit Disorder
  • 2. Neuroanatomical Models of ADDH
  • 3. References
  • 7 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Clinical Symptoms
  • 3. Classification of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  • 4. Pathogenesis
  • 5. Psychological Functioning, Behavior, and Psychopathology
  • 6. Follow-up Studies
  • 7. Conclusions
  • 8. References
  • 8 Psychosocial Dwarfism: Psychological and Etiological 8 Considerations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Diagnosis of Psychosocial Dwarfism
  • 3. Endocrinological Findings in Psychosocial Dwarfism
  • 4. Psychological Characteristics of Psychosocial Dwarfs and Their Parents
  • 5. Treatment of Psychosocial Dwarfism
  • 6. Animal Studies Relevant to the Etiology of Psychosocial Dwarfism
  • 7. Etiological Considerations
  • 8. Conclusions and Directions for Future Investigation
  • 9. References
  • 9 Childhood Sleep Disturbances
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Survey Data on Children’s Sleep Problems
  • 3. Factor Analytic Research
  • 4. Normal Sleep Development
  • 5. Disturbances of Sleep
  • 6. Assessment
  • 7. Treatment
  • 8. Concluding Remarks
  • 9. References
  • 10 Psychological Aspects of Diabetes Mellitus in Children
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Treatment Regimen
  • 3. Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose
  • 4. Knowledge about Diabetes
  • 5. Dietary Factors
  • 6. Exercise
  • 7. Newly Diagnosed Children
  • 8. Psychosocial and Psychophysiological Variables
  • 9. Behavioral Treatment Approaches
  • 10. Cognitive and Neuropsychological Functioning
  • 11. Methodological Issues
  • 12. Guidelines for Assessment and Treatment
  • 13. Future Research
  • 14. Summary
  • 15. References
  • 11 Psychopathology of Sensory-impaired Children
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Visual Impairment
  • 3. Hearing Impairment
  • 4. Conclusions and Summary
  • 5. References.

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