Description
Handbook of Childhood Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities Treatment , Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Autism and Child Psychopathology Series
Coordinator: Matson Johnny L.
Language: EnglishSubjects for Handbook of Childhood Psychopathology and Developmental...:
Keywords
Academic skills and developmental disorders; ADHD and anxiety treatments and children; Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and children; Autism interventions and children; Bipolar disorder and children; Childhood psychopathology and evidence-based treatments; Cognition; memory; and developmental disorders; Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and children; Developmental disabilities and children; Ethics and childhood developmental disabilities; Fears and phobias during childhood; Informed consent and childhood developmental disabilities; Mood disorders during childhood; Parent training and developmental disabilities; Pharmacology and children; Physical and developmental during childhood; Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and children; Self-regulation and developmental disorders; Social skills and developmental disorders; Social skills interventions and developmental disabilities
Publication date: 12-2018
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 03-2018
Support: Print on demand
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- An introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis.
- Parent training interventions.
- Treatment strategies for depression in youth.
- Assessment and treatment of self-injurious behaviors in children with DD.
- Treatment approaches to aggression and tantrums in children with DD.
- Interventions for children with eating and feeding disorders.
Johnny L. Matson, Ph.D., is Professor and Distinguished Research Master in the Department of Psychology at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A. He has also previously held a professorship in psychiatry and clinical psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of more than 800 publications including 41 books. He served as the Founding Editor-in-Chief for the journals Research in Developmental Disabilities (Elsevier) and Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (Elsevier) and currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (Springer).
Traces the history of psychological theories and treatments for children with developmental disabilities (DDs)
Addresses informed consent as well as monitoring safety and effectiveness in treating children with DDs
Examines such treatments as applied behavior analysis (ABA), cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), and pharmacotherapy
Explores the effects of developmental disorders and behavior problems on academic achievement