Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: A Casebook / Edition 4

by Linda Wilmshurst

Overview

A trained psychologist, Wilmshurst has extensive international involvement with children and adolescents in academic, clinical, and school settings, and has taught at the university level in the U.S. and Canada. Her text demonstrates for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students applications of many of the core concepts in child psychopathology, and provides opportunities for students to develop skills in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood disorders. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506349350
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	10/30/2017
Edition description:	Fourth Edition
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Linda A. Wilmshurst, Ph D, ABPP, received her BA and MA in psychology from the University of Windsor and her Ph D from the University of Toronto. Linda, a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology (ABPP) and a Registered Psychologist in Florida, has previously held licenses in Ontario, Canada, Texas and North Carolina. For 10 years, prior to coming to the Center for Psychology, in Florida, Dr. Wilmshurst was a Professor in the Psychology Department at Elon University, in Elon, NC where she taught courses in child and adult psychopathology. She was also involved in the supervision of student internships and mentoring undergraduate research, primarily in areas related to resiliency, self-perceptions, and well-being in college students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Dr. Wilmshurst has authored a number of textbooks, including Clinical and Educational Child Psychology: An Ecological-Transactional Approach to Understanding Child Problems and Interventions (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013), Abnormal Child Psychology: A Developmental Perspective (2^nd ed.; Routledge, 2017), and Essentials of Child Psychopathology (2^nd ed.; Wiley, 2014). In addition, Linda has co-authored three books with Alan W. Brue: Essentials of Intellectual Disability, Assessment and Identification (Wiley, 2016); A Parent’s Guide to Special Education (AMACOM, 2005) and The Complete Guide to Special Education (Routledge Taylor Francis, 2018).

Linda has worked in the public school systems and mental health facilities, internationally. Linda has published articles in scholarly journals concerning programs for children and youth with severe behavior problems and university students struggling with ADHD. She currently works as a psychologist for the Center for Psychology in Fort Myers, Florida.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xxxi

About the Author xxxiii

1 Introduction: Understanding the Complexities of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 1

1 The Avoidance Trap (10 years old) Developing a Case Formulation Terry Hogan 59

2 Mommy and Me and Grandma Makes Three (6 years old) Developing an Intervention Plan Jeremy Jones 77

3 Phoenix Rising (10 years old) Risks, Protective Factors and Psychological Well-Being Neesha Wilson 99

2 Introduction to Neurodevelopmental Disorders 113

Part A Problems of Attention and Specific Learning Disorders 117

4 Attention Problems or Distracted by Life? (14 years old) ADHD; Gifted; Divorce Colby Tyler 119

5 Read Me a Story (10 years old) Dyslexia Thomas McLearn 135

6 Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum (8 years old) Nonverbal Learning Disability Sandy Smith 145

Part B Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Intellectual Disabilities 161

7 The World According to Dylan (6 years old) Mild Variant of ASD Dylan Bach 163

8 Won't or Can't: A Case of Mistaken Identity (15 years old) Intellectual Disability; Parent Denial; Academic and Behavior Problems Arthur Watson 179

9 My Name is Williams, Too (10 years old)Williams Syndrome Brian Williams 201

10 Not Yet Diagnosed (5 years old) Neurodevelopmental Symptoms Bradley Hunter 215

3 Introduction to Disruptive Behavior Disorders 221

11 Boys Will Be Boys? (9 years old) Oppositional Defiant Disorder; ADHD Scott Michaels 225

12 The Gang's All Here (15 years old) Neesha's Brother; Multifinality; Learning and Behavior Problems; Gang Activity; Forensic Assessments; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Tyrone Wilson 243

4 Introduction to Anxiety and Compulsive Disorders 259

13 Silence Is Not Golden (5 years old) Separation Anxiety Disorder; Selective Mutism Winnie Kent 263

14 Worried to Perfection (11 years old) General Anxiety Disorder; Depression; Relational Aggression; Cultural Conflict; Trichotillomania Shirley Yong 281

15 Let Me Count the Ways (9 years old) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Jordan Neeson 301

16 Shy or Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) (15 years old) Social Anxiety Disorder Sandra Silver 317

5 Introduction to Problems of Mood: Depression and Bipolar Disorders 335

17 Anxious and Sad (11 years old) or Depression Bereavement Maria Silva 341

18 Hopelessness and Despair (17 years old) Adolescent Depression; Suicidal Ideation David Steele 355

19 Out of Control and In Control (9 years old) Child-Onset Bipolar Disorder/Mood Dysregulation Disorder Matthew Morgan 375

20 The All-American Girl (16 years old) Bipolar Disorder; Suicide Attempt Jenny Sloan 395

6 Introduction to Disorders of Emotion and Behavior Dysregulation 411

21 The Slippery Slope (15 years old) Substance Use; Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) Alex Bishop 417

22 Food for Thought (16 years old) Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders Sarah Burke 431

23 Skin Deep: Cutting Through the Pain (16 years old) Self-Mutilation; Borderline Personality Disorder Tori Benson 455

7 Introduction to Traumatic and Stress-Related Disorders 477

24 The Crash (16 years old) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Survivor Guilt Juan Hernendez 483

25 Disconnected Connections (16 years old) Conduct Disorder; Attachment Disorder; Traumatic Childhood Jason Coleman 505

26 Not Yet Diagnosed (10 years old) Ericka White 529

Appendix A Supplemental Case Information 535

Appendix B Systems of Classification 579

Appendix C Guidelines to the Interpretation of Test Scores and Assessment Information 597

Glossary 607

Glossary References 621

Index 625

Editorial Reviews

Child and Adolescent Psychopathology is easy to read and understand. It provides a solid discussion of case conceptualization, which is lacking in many textbooks. Additionally, the book provides discussions of the various factors that may have impacted the individual in the case study.”

Wendy K. Killam

These sections are exceptionally well written and could be readily used in an assessment or testing class to understand differential diagnosis.”

Eraina Schauss

I think the organization is excellent and the scope of topics covered is appropriate.”

Martha Mendez-Baldwin

This text allows students to learn DSM in all its technicality, but provides the practicality of modeling assessment (information gathering) and diagnosis (clinical decision-making) within realistic and contemporary cases.”

Jeffrey M. Smith

Each chapter is well organized and, easy to read, offering the student an opportunity to connect theory with practice.”

Gregory Canillas

Child and Adolescent Psychopathology provides an exemplary variety of case studies that an education specialist or school psychologist would encounter throughout their career.”

Lisa Clark Keith

"Wilmshurst exhibits a firm grasp, understanding, and presentation of a broad range of current issues in the field of psychopathology. The case examples are excellent and bring to life issues typically encountered in 'real life' cases. The variety in cases was also appealing. Students (at any level) reading this book will surely learn a lot about child psychopathology. "

Michael L. Handwerk

"The major strength of this book is the case studies and the way they are integrated with literature (about diagnosis, associated features, and empirically supported treatments) and with the raw clinical data (such as scores from assessment instruments). Additional strengths include the attention to empirically supported treatments, along with a variety of different theoretical perspectives in terms of case conceptualization. This book will fill an important niche. "

Eric Youngstrom

The text is well written and the materials are up-to-date. The strength of the text is on case formulation and it’s the best that I have seen in the market.

Dan O. Nyaronga

The Casebook is an excellent way to introduce students to the real-life presentation of clinical disorders by way of actual case material. The developmental perspective is a strength of this book and distinguishes it from others available in the field.

Jennifer Connolly

The case studies are thorough and the questions at the end of chapters are very helpful.

Roger A. Olsen