| Description |
x, 538 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Issues in clinical child psychology. |
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Issues in clinical child psychology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
PART I: INTRODUCTION: Understanding behavioral and emotional problems in girls / Debora J. Bell, Sharon L. Foster, and Eric J. Mash -- PART II: EMOTIONAL DISORDERS: Mood disorders and symptoms in girls / Carolyn Zahn-Waxler, Eleanor Race, and Sunita Duggal -- Anxiety and anxiety disorders in girls / Anne Marie Albano and Amy Krain -- PART III: BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in girls / Stephen P. Hinshaw and Dara R. Blachman -- Aggression and antisocial behavior in girls / Sharon L. Foster -- Substance abuse in girls / Judy A. Andrews -- PART IV: DEVELOPMENTAL AND LEARNING DISORDERS: Pervasive developmental disorders in girls / Kathleen Koenig and Katherine D. Tsatsanis -- Problems of girls and young women with mental retardation (Intellectual disabilities) / Robert M. Hodapp and Elisabeth M. Dykens -- Learning disorders in girls / Arlene R. Young -- Gender identity disorder in girls / Kenneth J. Zucker -- PART V: STRESS AND NEGATIVE LIFE EVENTS: Physical abuse and neglect in girls / Sandra T. Azar -- The consequences of child sexual abuse for female development / Penelope K. Trickett, Dawn A. Kurtz, and Jennie G. Noll -- Abuse and violence in adolescent girls' dating relationship / David A. Wolfe, Katreena Scott, and Claire Crooks -- Girls' adjustment to divorce and remarriage / Christy M. Buchanan -- Girls on their own: homelessness in female adolescents / Ana Marie Cauce, Angela Stewart, Les B. Whitbeck, Matthew Paradise, and Dan R. Hoyt -- PART VI: HEALTH-RELATED PROBLEMS: Eating disorders in girls / Linda Smolak -- Adjustment to chronic illness in girls / Karen Bearman Miller and Annette M. La Greca. |
| Summary |
"In one easy-to-use volume, the Handbook not only examines the most current theory and research as it relates to girls, it also addresses the possibility for real-world assessment as well as treatment and prevention of their emotional and behavioral disorders. It provides clinicians, academics, and mental health professionals with a comprehensive and well-balanced presentation that focuses specifically on the unique behaviors and emotions of girls."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Affective Symptoms.
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Teenage girls -- Mental health.
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| Local Subject |
Children with behavior problems -- Mental health.
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| Subject |
Child.
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Emotional problems of children.
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Behavior disorders in children.
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Emotional problems of teenagers.
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Girls -- Mental health.
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Problem children -- Mental health.
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Mental Disorders.
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Behavior disorders in adolescence.
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Child Behavior.
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Psychology, Child.
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| Added Author |
Bell, Debora J.
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Foster, Sharon L.
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Mash, Eric J.
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| ISBN |
0306486733 |
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9780306486739 |
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