Introduction to Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology - Hardcover

Weis, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 150633976X ISBN 13: 9781506339764

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2017

Synopsis

Robert Weis′ third edition of Introduction to Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology adopts a developmental psychopathology approach to understanding child disorders. Using case studies, this perspective examines the emergence of disorders over time, pays special attention to risk and protective factors that influence developmental processes and trajectories, and examines child psychopathology in the context of normal development.  Designed to be flexible via its focused modular organization, the text reflects the latest changes to the DSM (DSM 5, 2013) and is updated with new research and developments in the field.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Weis is a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of psychology at Denison University, aselective liberal arts college near Columbus, Ohio. He earned a B.A. in psychology from the University of Chicago anda Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Northern Illinois University. He completed his predoctoral and postdoctoral workin clinical child and pediatric psychology at Columbus Children’s Hospital (Ohio) and Portage County Mental HealthCenter (Wisconsin). At Denison, he teaches courses in introductory psychology, research methods and statistics,abnormal psychology, and assessment and psychotherapy. He also supervises an undergraduate internship coursein applied psychology. His research interests are in psychometrics, children’s mental health program evaluation, andthe learning disabilities. His work has been published in Psychological Science, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the Journal of Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology, Psychological Assessment, and Psychology inthe Schools. When not working, Robert enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.

Review:

"The major strength of the text is the inclusion of DSM–5 information―that’s why I chose this book. It is also very comprehensive in its coverage of epidemiology, course, etiology, and comorbidities for each disorder. Students really enjoy the case studies in the text."

 

Author: Meredith C. Joppa

"This text is superior to the text that I am currently using. It is much more thorough and incorporates more research into the discussion."  

 

Author: Carolyn R. Fallahi

"I very much like the writing style, tone, and level of this text."  

Author: Donna B. Pincus

"This text, overall, provides much more detail relative to other texts like it. This allows professors to determine the extent to which they would like to discuss a certain topic."

Author: Jennifer Blossom

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 150633976X
• ISBN 13: 9781506339764
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 688