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• An Invitation
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Part I: Evidence-Based Research and Practice
• Chapter 1: The Science and Practice of Abnormal Child Psychology
• 1.1 Identifying Behavior Problems in Children
• What Do We Mean by “Abnormal?”
• How Does DSM-5 Define Abnormality?
• How Do Psychologists Diagnose Mental Health Problems in Children?
• What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Diagnosing Children?
• How Do Social–Cultural Factors Affect Our Understanding of Mental Health?
• 1.2 The Prevalence Childhood Disorders
• How Common Are Mental Disorders in Children?
• What Factors Influence the Prevalence of Childhood Disorders?
• Do Most Children With Mental Health Problems Receive Treatment?
• 1.3 Integrating Science and Practice
• What Is Evidence-Based Practice?
• What Professionals Help Children and Families?
• Why Is Ethical Treatment Important?
• Chapter 2: The Causes of Childhood Disorders
• 2.1 Developmental Psychopathology
• What Is Developmental Psychopathology?
• What Affects the Course of Development?
• Why Do Some Children Have Better Outcomes Than Others?
• 2.2 Biological Influences on Development
• How Can Genes Affect Development?
• How Do Genetic and Environmental Factors Interact?
• How Does the Brain Change Across Development?
• 2.3 Psychological Influences on Development
• How Is Learning Theory Important to Understanding Childhood Disorders?
• How Is Cognitive Development Important to Understanding Childhood Disorders?
• How Is Emotional Development Important to Understanding Childhood Disorders?
• 2.4 Social–Cultural Influences on Development
• How Do Parents Influence Development?
• How Do Peers Influence Development?
• How Do Other Social–Cultural Factors Influence Development?
• Chapter 3: Research Methods With Children and Families
• 3.1 Science vs. Pseudoscience
• How Is Scientific Thinking Different From Pseudoscience?
• What Is the Scientific Method?
• 3.2 Research Goals and Methods
• How Do Psychologists Describe Behavior?
• How Do Psychologists Predict Behavior?
• How Do Psychologists Explain Behavior?
• How Do Psychologists Replicate Studies?
• What Are Quasi-Experimental Studies?
• 3.3 Ethical Research With Children and Families
• What Ethical Issues Are Important in Research With Children?
• Chapter 4: Assessing and Treating Children’s Problems
• 4.1 Psychological Assessment
• What Is Psychological Assessment?
• What Is a Diagnostic Interview and Mental Status Exam?
• How Do Psychologists Conduct Behavioral Observations?
• How Do Psychologists Assess Children’s Cognitive Functioning?
• How Do Psychologists Assess Children’s Personality and Social–Emotional Functioning?
• What Makes a Good Psychological Test?
• 4.2 Systems of Psychotherapy
• What Is Psychotherapy?
• What Are the Major Systems of Psychotherapy?
• What Is Culturally Adapted Treatment?
• 4.3 The Efficacy and Effectiveness of Child Psychotherapy
• How Does Child Psychotherapy Differ From Adult Psychotherapy?
• Does Child Psychotherapy Work?
• Part II: DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS AND DISABILITIES
• Chapter 5: Intellectual Disability and Developmental Disorders
• 5.1 Description and Epidemiology
• What Is Intellectual Disability?
• How Do We Describe the Severity of Children’s Intellectual Disability?
• What Is Global Developmental Delay?
• What Challenging Behaviors Are Associated With Intellectual Disability?
• How Common Is Intellectual Disability?
• 5.2 Causes
• What Is the Difference Between Organic and Cultural–Familial Intellectual Disability?
• How Can Chromosomal Abnormalities Cause Intellectual Disability?
• How Can X-Linked Disorders Cause Intellectual Disability?
• How Can Metabolic Disorders Cause Intellectual Disability?
• How Can Maternal Illness or Environmental Toxins Cause Intellectual Disability?
• How Can Illnesses or Injuries Cause Intellectual Disability?
• What Causes Cultural–Familial Intellectual Disability?
• 5.3 Identification, Prevention, and Treatment
• How Do Professionals Screen for Developmental Disabilities?
• Can Early Education Programs Prevent Intellectual Disability?
• What Educational Services Are Available to School-Age Children?
• How Can Clinicians Reduce Challenging Behavior?
• How Can Clinicians Help Caregivers?
• Chapter 6: Autism Spectrum Disorder
• 6.1 Description and Epidemiology
• What Is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
• What Disorders Frequently Occur With Autism?
• What Is the Prevalence of Autism?
• 6.2 Causes
• Is Autism Spectrum Disorder Heritable?
• What Brain Differences Are Associated With Autism?
• What Delays in Social Cognition Are Associated With Autism?
• 6.3 Identification, Prevention, and Treatment
• How Is Autism Spectrum Disorder Identified and Diagnosed?
• How Can We Use Applied Behavior Analysis to Treat Autism?
• How Can We Use the Developmental Social–Pragmatic Model to Treat Autism?
• How Can We Improve the Communication Skills of Children With Autism?
• Is Medication Effective for Children With Autism?
• What Interventions Have Limited Scientific Support?
• Chapter 7: Communication and Learning Disorders
• 7.1 Communication Disorders
• What Is Language Disorder?
• What Is Speech Sound Disorder?
• What Is Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder?
• What Is Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder?
• 7.2 Learning Disabilities and Specific Learning Disorder
• What Is Specific Learning Disorder?
• How Are Learning Disabilities Identified in Children?
• How Common Are Learning Disabilities?
• What Causes Reading Disabilities?
• What Treatments Are Effective for Children With Reading Disabilities?
• What Causes Writing Disabilities?
• What Treatments Are Effective for Children With Writing Disabilities?
• What Causes Math Disabilities?
• What Treatments Are Effective for Children With Math Disabilities?
• Part III: Disruptive Disorders and Substance Use Problems
• Chapter 8: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• 8.1 Description and Epidemiology
• What Is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
• What Problems Are Associated With ADHD?
• How Common Is ADHD?
• 8.2 Causes
• Is ADHD Heritable?
• What Brain Abnormalities Are Associated With ADHD?
• How Do Deficits in Executive Functioning Underlie ADHD?
• 8.3 Evidence-Based Treatment
• What Medications Are Effective for ADHD?
• What Psychosocial Treatments Are Effective for ADHD?
• Which Is More Effective: Medication or Psychosocial Treatment?
• Chapter 9: Conduct Problems in Children and Adolescents
• 9.1 Description and Epidemiology
• What Childhood Conduct Problems Appear in DSM-5?
• How Can We Best Describe Children’s Conduct Problems?
• How Common Are Conduct Problems in Boys and Girls?
• What Disorders Are Associated With Conduct Problems?
• 9.2 Causes
• How Can Genetic and Neurological Factors Contribute to Conduct Problems?
• How Can Parenting Behavior Contribute to Conduct Problems?
• How Can Children’s Cognitions Contribute to Conduct Problems?
• How Can Peers and Neighborhoods Contribute to Conduct Problems?
• What Are Three Developmental Pathways Toward Conduct Problems?
• 9.3 Evidence-Based Treatment
• What Evidence-Based Treatments Are Available for Younger Children?
• What Evidence-Based Treatments Are Available for Older Children and Adolescents?
• How Can We Help Youth in the Juvenile Justice System or Foster Care?
• Is Medication Helpful for Youths With Conduct Problems?
• What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why?
• Chapter 10: Substance Use Problems in Adolescents
• 10.1 Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
• What Are Substance Use Disorders?
• How Are Substance Use Disorders Different in Adolescents Than in Adults?
• How Common Are Substance Use Problems Among Adolescents?
• 10.2 Causes of Substance Use Problems
• What Is the Brain’s Reward Pathway?
• How Does Alcohol Affect the Brain and Behavior?
• How Does Marijuana Affect the Brain and Behavior?
• How Does Nicotine Smoking and Vaping Affect the Brain and Behavior?
• What Developmental Pathways Lead to Substance Use Problems?
• 10.3 Evidence-Based Treatment
• How Can Clinicians Help Adolescents at Risk for Substance Use Problems?
• What is Motivational Enhancement Therapy?
• How Is Inpatient Treatment Used for Adolescents With Substance Use Problems?
• What Outpatient Treatments Are Effective for Adolescents With Substance Use Problems?
• What Is Relapse Prevention?
• Part IV: EMOTION AND THOUGHT DISORDERS
• Chapter 11: Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
• 11.1 Anxiety Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence
• What Is the Difference Between Normal Anxiety and an Anxiety Disorder?
• How Common Are Childhood Anxiety Disorders?
• What Is Separation Anxiety Disorder?
• What Is Selective Mutism?
• What Is Specific Phobia?
• What Is Social Anxiety Disorder?
• What Is Panic Disorder?
• What Is Agoraphobia?
• What Is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
• 11.2 Obsessive–Compulsive and Related Disorders
• What Is Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder?
• What Disorders Are Related to Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder?
• 11.3 Evidence-Based Treatment
• How Can Behavior Therapy Be Used to Treat Phobias and Selective Mutism?
• How Can Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy Be Used to Treat Separation Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
• How Can Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy Be Used to Treat Panic Disorder?
• How Can Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy Be Used to Treat Obsessive–Compulsive and Related Disorders?
• Is Medication Effective in Treating Childhood Anxiety Disorders?
• Chapter 12: Trauma-Related Disorders and Child Maltreatment
• 12.1 Social–Emotional Deprivation in Infancy
• What Is Reactive Attachment Disorder?
• What Causes Reactive Attachment Disorder?
• What Is Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder?
• What Causes Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder?
• What Treatments Are Effective for RAD and DSED?
• 12.2 Child Maltreatment
• What Is Child Maltreatment?
• How Common Is Child Maltreatment?
• What Are the Effects of Child Maltreatment?
• How Can We Help Children Exposed to Maltreatment?
• 12.3 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• What Is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?
• How Do Very Young Children Show PTSD?
• How Common Is PTSD in Children?
• What Is the Course and Comorbidity of PTSD in Children?
• What Predicts the Emergence of PTSD?
• What Theories Explain the Emergence of PTSD?
• What Evidence-Based Treatments Are Effective for Children with PTSD?
• Chapter 13: Depression, Suicide, and Self-Injury
• 13.1 Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
• What Is DMDD?
• How Is DMDD Different From Other Childhood Disorders?
• What Causes DMDD?
• What Evidence-Based Treatments Are Available for Youths With DMDD?
• 13.2 Major Depressive Disorder and Dysthymia
• What Is Major Depressive Disorder?
• What Is Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)?
• What Is the Prevalence and Course of Depression in Children?
• What Biological Factors Contribute to Childhood Depression?
• How Can Stressful Life Events Lead to Depression?
• How Can Children’s Thoughts Contribute to Depression?
• How Can Children’s Relationships Contribute to Depression?
• How Can Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy Help Youths With Depression?
• How Can Interpersonal Therapy Help Youths With Depression?
• Is Treatment Effective for Youths With Depression?
• Should Medication and Psychotherapy Be Combined to Treat Depression?
• 13.3 Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
• How Common Is Suicide in Children and Adolescents?
• What Factors Predict Suicide in Children and Adolescents?
• What Theories Help Explain Suicide in Children and Adolescents?
• What Is Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?
• What Theories Help Explain Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?
• How Do Clinicians Help Youths at Risk for Suicide and Self-Injury?
• Chapter 14: Pediatric Bipolar Disorders and Schizophrenia
• 14.1 Bipolar Disorders in Children and Adolescents
• What Are Bipolar Disorders?
• What Problems Are Associated With Pediatric Bipolar Disorders?
• How Are Pediatric Bipolar Disorders Different From Other Childhood Disorders?
• How Common Are Bipolar Disorders in Children and Adolescents?
• What Causes Bipolar Disorders in Youths?
• Is Medication Effective for Youths With Bipolar Disorders?
• Is Psychotherapy Effective for Youths With Bipolar Disorders?
• 14.2 Pediatric Schizophrenia
• What Is Schizophrenia?
• How Common Is Schizophrenia Among Children and Adolescents?
• What Causes Schizophrenia in Children and Adolescents?
• Can Schizophrenia Be Predicted and Prevented?
• Is Medication Effective for Youths With Schizophrenia?
• Is Psychotherapy Effective for Youths With Schizophrenia?
• Part V: HEALTH-RELATED DISORDERS
• Chapter 15: Feeding and Eating Disorders
• 15.1 Feeding Disorders in Young Children
• What Are Pica and Rumination Disorder?
• What Is Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder?
• What Treatments Are Effective for Feeding Disorders?
• 15.2 Eating Disorders in Older Children and Adolescents
• What Eating Disorders Can Affect Children and Adolescents?
• What Conditions Are Associated With Eating Disorders?
• How Common Are Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents?
• What Causes Child/Adolescent Eating Disorders?
• 15.3 Evidence-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders
• What Treatments Are Effective for Youths With Anorexia Nervosa?
• What Treatments Are Effective for Youths With Bulimia Nervosa?
• What Treatments Are Effective for Youths With Binge Eating Disorder?
• Chapter 16: Health-Related Disorders and Pediatric Psychology
• 16.1 Elimination Disorders
• What Is Enuresis?
• What Causes Enuresis?
• What Treatments Are Effective for Children With Enuresis?
• What Is Encopresis?
• What Causes Encopresis?
• What Treatments Are Effective for Children With Encopresis?
• 16.2 Sleep–Wake Disorders in Children
• What Are Sleep–Wake Disorders?
• What Is Pediatric Insomnia?
• What Causes Insomnia in Children?
• What Treatments Are Effective for Youths With Insomnia?
• What Other Sleep–Wake Disorders Can Affect Children?
• 16.3 Pediatric Psychology
• What Is Pediatric Psychology?
• What Is Inpatient Consultation-Liaison?
• How Do Pediatric Psychologists Help Youths With Health Problems?
• What Psychological Treatments Are Often Used in Medical Settings?
• References and Suggested Reading
• Index