Handbook of Childhood Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities Treatment
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Beschreibung
This handbook explores the rapid growth in childhood developmental disabilities (DD) treatments. It reviews current evidence-based treatments for common psychopathologies and developmental disorders and evaluates the strengths of the treatments based on empirical evidence. Spanning infancy through the transition to young adulthood, chapters provide definitions, etiologies, prevalence, typical presentation and variants, assessment and diagnostic information, and age considerations. Chapters also review established and emerging psychological approaches and pharmacotherapies for cognitive, behavioral, emotional, medical, academic, and developmental issues as diverse as mood disorders, the autism spectrum, memory problems, feeding disorders, Tourette syndrome, and migraines. The wide range of topics covered aids practitioners in working with the complexities of young clients’ cases while encouraging further advances in an increasingly relevant field.
Topicsfeatured in this handbook include:
- An introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis.
- Parent training interventions.
- Treatment strategies for depression in youth.
- Assessment and treatment of self-injurious behaviors in children with DD.
- Treatment approaches to aggression and tantrums in children with DD.
- Interventions for children with eating and feeding disorders.
This handbook explores the rapid growth in childhood developmental disabilities (DD) treatments. It reviews current evidence-based treatments for common psychopathologies and developmental disorders and evaluates the strengths of the treatments based on empirical evidence. Spanning infancy through the transition to young adulthood, chapters provide definitions, etiologies, prevalence, typical presentation and variants, assessment and diagnostic information, and age considerations. Chapters also review established and emerging psychological approaches and pharmacotherapies for cognitive, behavioral, emotional, medical, academic, and developmental issues as diverse as mood disorders, the autism spectrum, memory problems, feeding disorders, Tourette syndrome, and migraines. The wide range of topics covered aids practitioners in working with the complexities of young clients’ cases while encouraging further advances in an increasingly relevant field.
Topicsfeatured in this handbook include:
- An introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis.
- Parent training interventions.
- Treatment strategies for depression in youth.
- Assessment and treatment of self-injurious behaviors in children with DD.
- Treatment approaches to aggression and tantrums in children with DD.
- Interventions for children with eating and feeding disorders.
Traces the history of psychological theories and treatments for children with developmental disabilities (DDs) Addresses informed consent as well as monitoring safety and effectiveness in treating children with DDs Examines such treatments as applied behavior analysis (ABA), cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), and pharmacotherapy Explores the effects of developmental disorders and behavior problems on academic achievement
Autor*in
Johnny L. Matson
Themen in »Handbook of Childhood Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities Treatment«
Academic skills and developmental disorders ADHD and anxiety treatments and children Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and children Autism interventions and children Bipolar disorder and children Childhood psychopathology and evidence-based treatments Cognition, memory, and developmental disorders Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and children Developmental disabilities and children Ethics and childhood developmental disabilities Fears and phobias during childhood Informed consent and childhood developmental disabilities Mood disorders during childhood Parent training and developmental disabilities Pharmacology and children