Disorders of Childhood: Development and Psychopathology
Parritz; TroySinopsis ebook
Written with the whole child in mind this text presents disorders in the context of typical development and developmental pathways providing a meaningful framework to promote students learning and a practical true to life approach for organizing the course For each disorder across descriptions of clinical presentation course and treatment Parritz and Troy emphasize the continuity between typical and atypical development risk and resilience complex models of psychopathology children in relationships over time children in larger social contexts e g neighborhoods and the holistic nature of development e g thinking about the child s abilities and strengths as well as his or her disorder Updated with more coverage of neuroscience research and greater emphasis on the multiple environments in which children are embedded this edition continues to reflect the most up to date understanding of child and adolescent psychopathology and empirically supported treatment