Assessing Childhood Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Matson, Johnny L. (Editor), Andrasik, Frank. (Editor), Matson, Michael L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Psychiatry.; Developmental psychology.; Psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Education (general).
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09528-8

Not long ago, conducting child assessment was as simple as stating that "the child gets along with others" or "the child lags behind his peers." Todays pediatric psychologists and allied professionals, by contrast, know the critical importance of using accurate measures with hig...

Table of Contents:

• History, Overview, and Trends
• Diagnostic Classification Systems in Child Psychopathology
• Interviewing and Report Writing
• Intelligence Testing
• Measuring Achievement
• Measuring Psychopathology Using Questionnaires and Checklists
• Neuropsychological Physiological and Biochemical Assessment
• Behavioral Assessment
• Conduct Disorders
• ADHD
• Anxiety and Phobias
• Depression
• Bipolar Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Intellectual Disability I.Q. Mental Health
• Self-Help, Social Skills and Aggression in Intellectual Disabilities
• Self-Injury
• Learning Disabilities
• Anorexia and Bulimia
• Enuresis and Encopresis
• Pain Management
• Feeding Disorders.