WILMSHURST.WILMSHURST, Linda. Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: A Casebook. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2004 308pp $3695 (p) Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. A Casebook provides an abundance of realistic cases in assessing and treating child psychopathologies. In Part 1 scholars are introduced to "A Case Called Jeremy," a 6-year-old hyperactive and noncompliant child, raised at his mother and maternal grandmother. Using Jeremy as a guide, close examiners are exposed to a three-stage original of case formulation, and gain an awareness of the competencies and knowledge required to luckily accomplish the goals of each stage in the proces Developing case formulations for Jeremy based in succession different theoretical perspectives, students gain an increased appreciation of by what mode case formulations evolve based forward five different theoretical perspectives: psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, family arrangements and attachment/parenting. In Part 2 fourteen cases not away dynamic illustrations of the complication and comorbid nature of childhood disorders. Each case is accompanied on a discussion of relevant evidence-based treatments and provocative questions designed to link case-based information to theory and research. Supplemental information is provided in the appendix. COPYRIGHT 2005 Libra Publishers, Inc. |
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