Auteur : Garralda, M. Elena / Raynaud, Jean-Philippe 1960-

Maison d'édition : Jason Aronson Book

Date de publication : 2012

Collation : xviii, 317 p.

Collection : IACAPAP book series. The working with children and adolescents series

ISBN : 9780765708656

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : Part I : Biological and psychological influences on developmental psychopathology
1. The developmental being : modeling a probabilistic approach to child development and psychopathology -- 2. Antecedents in infancy of personality disorders : the interplay between biological and psychological processes -- 3. Insights into childhood psychiatric disorders from developmental neuroimaging -- 4. Common and rate genetic variants as risk factors for autism spectrum disorders
Part II : Individual disorders/problems : updates
5. Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- 6. The relationship between atuism and schizophrenia : a reappraisal -- 7. Early-onset schizophrenia -- 8. Developmental dyslexia -- 9. Effects of child maltreatment on the developing brain -- 10. Self-harm in adolescents
Part III : Treatment and advocacy
11. Integrating medical and psychological therapies in child mental health : an evidence-based medicine approach -- 12. Learning disorders -- 13. Advocacy for child and adolescent mental health

Résumé : Brain, Mind, and Developmental Psychopathology in Childhood, part of the International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions '' book series " Working with Children & Adolescents" edited by Elena Garralda and Jean-Philippe Raynaud, aims to help advance knowledge on the connections between brain, mind, and development psychopathology in children and young people, an area of high relevance across different contexts around the world. It outlines brain mechanisms underlying children''s ability to regulate behavior, emotions, interactions with others, responses to stress, and child psychiatric disorders. The book contains expert views supported by empirical evidence, and there is an emphasis on drawing out the clinical implications. It brings together knowledge from a variety of disciplines on bodily and brain processes that underlie developmental and psychiatric disorders in children and young people. Chapters include conceptual and empirical discussion of the biological and psychological influences on developmental psychopathology in childhood, clinical updates focusing on the biological underpinnings of individual child neuropsychiatric disorders as well as integrating biological and psychological therapies in child mental health. The book also discusses broader psychological/social problems, with chapters on the effects of child maltreatment in the developing brain, an update on understanding and management of self-harm, and advocacy papers on learning disorders and child and adolescent mental health.

Mots-clés : Maladies mentales / Enfants - Développement / Maladies mentales - Étiologie / Psychopathologie

Cote : WS 350.6 G238b 2012