About the Book: Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology, 9th Edition
Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology is a comprehensive introduction to the
field. It covers theoretical and methodological foundations and examines the
characteristics, epidemiology, etiology, developmental course, assessment, and
treatment of disorders of childhood and adolescence. At the heart of the text is
the partnership of the developmental psychopathology perspective, which analyzes
problems of youth within a developmental context, and a traditional
clinical/disorder approach, which underscores the symptoms, causes, and
treatments of disorders. Woven throughout the text is the view that behavior
stems from the continuous interaction of multiple influences, that the problems
of the young are intricately tied to