Handbook of Child Psychopathology

Thomas H. Ollendick (Curatore)

Michel Hersen (Curatore)

Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2012

In our first edition of the Handbook in 1983, we the origins and course(s) of maladaptive behav­ ior, whatever the causes, whatever the age of on­ noted that child psychopathology should no longer be viewed as a downward extension of set, whatever the transformations in behavioral adult psychopathology. Rather, we suggested expression, and however complex the develop­ that children should be viewed as children, not mental pattern may prove to be. It strives to inte­ as miniature adults, and that a merger of the dis­ grate these two disciplines in an intimate and of­ ciplines of clinical child psychology and devel­ tentimes complex manner. opmental psychology must occur for this evolu­ Careful attention to issues of development and tion to be fully realized. In the second edition of other contextual issues relevant to children, ad­ the Handbook in 1989, we asserted that the syn­ olescents, and their families guided us in our ef­ thesis of these two fields of inquiry was under­ forts to solicit contributors for this third edition.

• Curatore: Thomas H. Ollendick, Michel Hersen
• Editore: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Anno: 2012
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 679 p.
• Dimensioni: 254 x 178 mm
• EAN: 9781461377092

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