Assessment of Childhood Disorders

By Russell A. Barkley and Eric J. Mash

Book Overview

This leading text and clinical guide offers best-practice recommendations for assessing a comprehensive array of child and adolescent mental health problems and health risks. Prominent authorities present evidence-based approaches that can be used in planning, implementing, and evaluating real-world clinical services. Coverage encompasses behavior disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, developmental disorders, maltreatment, and adolescent problems. The volume emphasizes the need to evaluate clients' strengths as well as their deficits, and to take into account the developmental, biological, familial, and cultural contexts of problem behavior.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593854935
• ISBN13: 9781593854935
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 866 Pages
• Weight: 3.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 6.6" x 9.4"