Child Maltreatment: A Developmental Psychopathology Approach

by Kathryn Becker-Blease and Patricia K. Kerig

Child maltreatment has enormous costs, both at the individual and the societal level. While we are better equipped than ever to help maltreated children, fundamental questions remain. How does normal development go awry in these children? Why are some children more affected than others? And how can concerned professionals best help these children and their families? This book explains the science of developmental psychopathology for clinicians and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433822210
• ISBN13: 9781433822216
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"