| Description |
xviii, 430 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Social development : psychological understanding, self-understanding, and relationships / Ross A. Thompson, Rebecca Goodvin and Sara Meyer -- 2. Emotional competence : implications for social functioning / Susanne A. Denham -- 3. Cognitive development / Amy K. Heffelfinger and Christine Mrakotsky -- 4. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder / Kenneth W. Steinhoff, Marc Lerner, Audrey Kapilinsky, Ron Kotkin, Sharon Wigal, Robin Steinberg-Epstein, Tim Wigal and James M. Swanson -- 5. Oppositional defiant disorder / Carol M. Rockhill, Brent R. Collett, Jon M. McClellan and Matthew L. Speltz -- 6. Eating disorders / Irene Chatoor and Deepa Khushlani -- 7. Anxiety disorders / Helen Link Egger and Adrian Angold -- 8. Posttraumatic stress disorder : clinical guidelines and research findings / Michael S. Scheeringa -- 9. Sleep disorders / Melissa M. Burnham, Erika E. Gaylor and Thomas F. Anders -- 10. Mood disorders : phenomenology and a developmental emotion reactivity model / Joan L. Luby and Andy C. Belden -- 11. Attachment disorders / Brian S. Stafford and Charles H. Zeanab -- 12. Autism spectrum disorders / Somer L. Bishop and Catherine Lord -- 13. Neuropsychological assessment / Christine Mrakotsky and Amy K. Heffelfinger -- 14. Psychopharmacology / Joan L. Luby -- 15. Play therapy : integrating clinical and developmental perspectives / Anne Leland Benham and Carol Fisher Slotnick -- 16. Using play in child - parent psychotherapy to treat trauma / Patricia Van Horn and Alicia F. Lieberman -- 17. Early intervention for autism / Susan Faja and Geraldine Dawson |
| Summary |
"This handbook brings together leading experts to review the breadth of current knowledge on mental health and early-onset disorders in 2- to 6-year-olds. Balancing research, theory, and practical clinical concerns, the book sheds new light on typical and atypical development in this period of rapid growth and change. It offers a comprehensive framework to help the practitioner identify the intervention needs of preschoolers and their families and formulate state-of-the-science prevention and treatment strategies."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Child psychiatry -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Preschool children -- Mental health -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Luby, Joan L.
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| LC no. |
2006000352 |
| ISBN |
1593853130 (alk. paper) |
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