Assessing and Treating Low Incidence/High Severity Psychological Disorders of Childhood

• Main Authors: Dombrowski, Stefan C. (Author), Gischlar, Karen L. (Author), Mrazik, Martin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Pediatrics.; Educational psychology.; Education > Psychology.; Social policy.; Social work.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Social Work.; Educational Psychology.; Social Policy.

During the past several decades, interest in children’s psychological disorders has grown steadily within the research community, resulting in a burgeoning knowledge base. The majority of the attention and funding, not surprisingly, has focused on the more prevalent and well-known conditions. Althou...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Juvenile Firesetters
• Gender Identity Disorder
• Munchausen by Proxy
• Feral Children
• The Youth Gang Member
• Impulse Control Disorders
• Selective Mutism
• Childhood Sexual Offenders
• Childhood Schizophrenia
• Self-Injurious Behavior.