Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent Personality and Behavior

• Main Authors: Frick, Paul J. (Author), Barry, Christopher T. (Author), Kamphaus, Randy W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2010.
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Applied psychology.; Developmental psychology.; Psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Education (general).
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0641-0

As the knowledge base of child clinical and pediatric assessment continues to grow rapidly, so does the need for up-to-date information, explanations, and referencesespecially now, as commonly used tests are revised and reevaluated regularly, and evidence-based assessment has become the standard fo...

Table of Contents:

• Historical Trends
• Measurement Issues
• Classification and Developmental Psychopathology
• Standards and Fairness
• Planning the Evaluation and Rapport Building
• Self-Report Inventories
• Parent and Teacher Rating Scales
• Behavioral Observations
• Peer-Referenced Assessment
• Projective Techniques
• Structured Diagnostic Interviews
• Assessing Family Context
• History Taking
• Adaptive Behavior Scales
• Integrating and Interpreting Assessment Information
• Report Writing
• Assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
• Assessment of Depression and Anxiety
• Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders
• References
• Author/Subject Index.