Internalizing Disorders in Children and Adolescents / Edition 1

by William M. Reynolds

Overview

Examines those pathological conditions constituting internalizing disorders as a special class of psychological problems in children and adolescents. Looking at these aliments as a related group helps clarify their dynamics and the prospects for intervention. Coverage includes depression, suicide, anxiety, somatic and obsessive compulsive disorders as well as the taxonomy and classification of internalizing conditions plus updated information on their nature, diagnosis, assessment and treatment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471506485
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	08/04/1992
Series:	Wiley Series on Personality Processes , #156
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.18(d)

About the Author

William M. Reynolds is the author of Internalizing Disorders in Children and Adolescents, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

The Study of Internalizing Disorders in Children and Adolescents(W. Reynolds).

Taxonomy of Internalizing Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence(T. Achenbach & S. McConaughy).

Anxiety Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence (C. Last).

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents (H.Johnston & J. March).

Depression in Children and Adolescents (W. Reynolds).

Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents (K. Smith).

Somatic Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (L. Siegel).

Internalizing Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Issues andRecommendations for Further Research (W. Reynolds).

Indexes.

Editorial Reviews

Treats internalizing disorders as a distinct class of related pathological conditions--including depression, obsessive compulsive disorders, anxiety disorders, suicidal behaviors, and somatic disorders--examining the concept of internalization as a mental process that can become disordered, and clarifying the dynamics of internalizing disorders and the prospects for intervention with them. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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