Forthcoming Titles in the Clinical Psychology: A Modular Course series

Childhood Disorders

Second edition

• By Philip C. Kendall, Jonathan S. Comer

In this revised edition of Childhood Disorders Philip C. Kendall and Jonathan S. Comer present current information about the full range of psychological disorders that occur in childhood, and discuss the major models that guide the thinking about each disorder. Specific criteria for diagnosis is presented alongside the latest research findings to provide an overview of methods used for treating childhood disorders.

Each chapter in this second edition is fully updated and includes information on the changes in the prevalence of childhood disorders and causes for this, as well as brand new sections on substance use and abuse, and post traumatic stress disorders in childhood with a focus towards reactions to terrorism and natural disaster.

Childhood Disorders, second edition will prove essential reading for undergraduates, as well as a useful introduction for professionals in related fields including mental health nursing, social work, and educational psychology.

Published May 1st 2010 by Psychology Press.

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