Abnormal Child Psychology

With the assistance of an expert from Wellesley College, the authors continue to give significant attention to culture and diversity topics throughout the text.
The book contains integrated cases covering all clinical stages--presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. Additionally, two guides to the cases--one listing cases by chapter and another listing them by type--appear at the front of the book.
A selection of multimedia and interactive learning resources, foremost among these numerous video clips selected by the authors, are included on the PowerLectureTM instructor resource. These current, high-interest videos focus on topics such as ADHD, autism, bullying, life skills, and Down's syndrome.
"A Closer Look" boxes, found throughout the book, draw students into the material and enrich each topic with engaging additional information. Examples include "What Are the Long-Term Criminal Consequences of Child Maltreatment?", "Common Fears in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence," and "Did Darwin Have a Panic Disorder?"
Visual learning aids such as cartoons, tables, eye-catching section-opening quotes, and figures as well as numerous photos illustrate key concepts throughout the text. This book's thoughtful and accurate balance of developmental, clinical-diagnostic, and experimental approaches to child and adolescent psychopathology is accessible to a broad range of readers. Up-to-date and forward-looking, the book continues to provide the most authoritative, scholarly, and comprehensive coverage of these subjects, tracing the developmental course of each disorder More »