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Provides empirically based recommendations for assessment of social-emotional and behavior problems and disorders. This book offers information on scientifically valid, developmentally based clinical assessments and makes recommendations based on the integration of developmental theory, empirical findings, and clinical experience.

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The Handbook of Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Mental Health Assessment brings together, for the first time, leading clinical researchers to provide empirically based recommendations for assessment of social-emotional and behavior problems and disorders in the earliest years. Each author presents state-of-the-art information on scientifically valid, developmentally based clinical assessments and makes recommendations based on the integration ofdevelopmental theory, empirical findings, and clinical experience. Though the field of mental health assessment in infants and young children lags behind work with older children and adults, recentscientific advances, including new measures and diagnostic approaches, have led to dramatic growth in the field. The editors of this exciting new work have assembled an extraordinary collection of chapters that thoroughly discuss the conceptualizations of dysfunction in infants and young children, current and new diagnostic criteria, and such specific disorders as sensory modulation dysfunction, sleep disorders, eating and feeding disorders, autistic spectrum disorders, anxiety disorders,posttraumatic stress disorder, and ADHD. Chapters further highlight the importance of incorporating contextual factors such as parent-child relationship functioning and cultural background into theassessment process to increase the validity of findings. Given the comprehensiveness of this groundbreaking volume in reviewing conceptual, methodological, and research advances on early identification, diagnosis, and clinical assessment of disorders in this young age group, it will be an ideal resource for teachers, researchers, and a wide variety clinicians including child psychologists, child psychiatrists, early intervention providers, early special educators, socialworkers, family physicians, and pediatricians.

Author Biography

Rebecca DelCarmen-Wiggins is at National Institute of Mental Health. Alice Carter is at University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Table of Contents

PrefaceContributorsIntroduction1: Rebecca DelCarmen-Wiggins and Alice Carter: Introduction to the BookI. Contextual Factors in Early AssessmentIntroduction2: Michelle Christensen, Robert Emde, and Candace Fleming: Cultural Perspectives for Assessing Infants and Young Children3: Roseanne Clark: Assessment of Parent Child Relational Disturbances4: Arnold Sameroff, Ronald Seifer, and Susan McDonough: Contextual Contributors to the Assessment of Infant Mental HealthII. Temperament and Regulation in Assessing Disorders in Young ChildrenIntroduction5: Cynthia Stifter and Crystal Wiggins: Assessment of Disturbances in Emotion Regulation and Temperament6: Nathan Fox and Cindy Polak: Assessing Sensory Reactivity in the Context of Infant TemperamentIII. Diagnostic Issues Relating to Classification and TaxonomyIntroduction7: Adrian Angold: Diagnostic Issues in Young Children8: Alicia Lieberman, Kathryn Barnard, and Serena Wieder: Conceptual Underpinnings of DC: Zero to Three9: Thomas Achenbach: Empirically Based Assessment and Taxonomy Application to Infants and ToddlersIV. Measurement IssuesIntroduction10: Walter Gilliam and Linda Mayes: Integrating Clinical and Psychometric Approaches: The Role of Developmental Assessment in Infant Mental Health Evaluation11: Marina Zalenko: Observation12: Helen Egger and Adrian Angold: The Preschool-Age Psychiatric Assessment (PAPA): A Structured Parent Interview for Diagnosing Psychiatric Disorders in Preschool ChildrenV. Problems in Early Development and State Regulation: Assessing Disorders with an Onset in Infancy or ToddlerhoodIntroduction13: Lucy Miller, JoAnn Robinson, and Debra Moulton: Sensory Modulation Dysfunction: Identification in Early Childhood14: Beth Goodlin-Jones and Thomas Anders: Sleep Disorders15: Irene Chatoor: Feeding DisordersVI. Specific Areas of Disturbance: Applying Diagnostic Criteria to Disorders with an Onset in the Preschool YearsIntroduction16: Ami Klin, Katarzyna Chawarska, Emily Rubin, Fred Volkmar: Clinical Assessment of Young Children at Risk for Autism17: Joan Luby: Affective Disorders18: Susan Warren: Anxiety Disorders19: Michale Scheeringa: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder20: William Pelham, Anil Chacko, and Brian Wymbs: Diagnostic and Assessment Issues in ADHD in the Young Child21: Lauren Wakschlag and Barbara Danis: Assessment of Disruptive Behavior in Young Children: A Clinical Developmental FrameworkVII. Varied Applied Settings for AssessmentIntroduction22: Ruth Feldman and Mire Keren: Expanding the Scope of Infant Mental Health Assessment: A Community23: Lynne C. Huffman and Mary Nichols: Early Detection of Young Children's Mental Health Problems in Primary Care Settings24: Lisa McCabe, Pia Rebello-Britto, Magdalena Hernandez, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn: Games Children Play: Observing Young Children's Self-Regulation Across Laboratory, Home, and School SettingsEpilogue25: Alice Carter & Rebecca DelCarmen-Wiggins: Implications and Future Directions

Review

"A unique and singular book, this volume is really the first comprehensive approach to assessment of mental health in infants, toddlers, and preschool children. This is a much-needed volume that will advance both research and clinical work. It will be of great interest and value to investigators, practitioners, and students alike. - Fred R. Volkmar, Yale University"A unique and singular book, this volume is really the first comprehensive approach to assessment of mental health in infants, toddlers, and preschool children. This is a much-needed volume that will advance both research and clinical work. It will be of great interest and value to investigators, practitioners, and students alike. - Fred R. Volkmar, Yale University

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This handbook is the first of its kind to bring together new diagnostic and assessment approaches for working with infant and toddler mental health and will be of interest to psychiatrists, child psychologists, pediatricians, and educators.

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The Handbook of Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Mental Health Assessment brings together, for the first time, leading clinical researchers to provide empirically based recommendations for assessment of social-emotional and behavior problems and disorders in the earliest years. Each author presents state-of-the-art information on scientifically valid, developmentally based clinical assessments and makes recommendations based on the integration ofdevelopmental theory, empirical findings, and clinical experience. Though the field of mental health assessment in infants and young children lags behind work with older children and adults, recent scientific advances, including new measures and diagnostic approaches, have led to dramatic growthin the field. The editors of this exciting new work have assembled an extraordinary collection of chapters that thoroughly discuss the conceptualizations of dysfunction in infants and young children, current and new diagnostic criteria, and such specific disorders as sensory modulation dysfunction, sleep disorders, eating and feeding disorders, autistic spectrum disorders, anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and ADHD. Chapters further highlight the importance of incorporatingcontextual factors such as parent-child relationship functioning and cultural background into the assessment process to increase the validity of findings. Given the comprehensiveness of this groundbreaking volume in reviewing conceptual, methodological, and research advances onearly identification, diagnosis, and clinical assessment of disorders in this young age group, it will be an ideal resource for teachers, researchers, and a wide variety clinicians including child psychologists, child psychiatrists, early intervention providers, early special educators, social workers, family physicians, and pediatricians.

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"A unique and singular book, this volume is really the first comprehensive approach to assessment of mental health in infants, toddlers, and preschool children. This is a much-needed volume that will advance both research and clinical work. It will be of great interest and value to investigators, practitioners, and students alike. - Fred R. Volkmar, Yale University"A unique and singular book, this volume is really the first comprehensive approach to assessment of mental health in infants, toddlers, and preschool children. This is a much-needed volume that will advance both research and clinical work. It will be of great interest and value to investigators, practitioners, and students alike. - Fred R. Volkmar, Yale University

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This comprehensive and useful handbook covers a neglected field, so it will be very welcome to child and educational psychologists. Early identification is a common point of principle in our practice, and we can now be assisted in that challenge by this reference book

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Preface Contributors Introduction 1. Rebecca DelCarmen-Wiggins and Alice Carter: Introduction to the Book I. Contextual Factors in Early Assessment Introduction 2. Michelle Christensen, Robert Emde, and Candace Fleming: Cultural Perspectives for Assessing Infants and Young Children 3. Roseanne Clark: Assessment of Parent Child Relational Disturbances 4. Arnold Sameroff, Ronald Seifer, and Susan McDonough: Contextual Contributors to the Assessment of Infant Mental Health II. Temperament and Regulation in Assessing Disorders in Young Children Introduction 5. Cynthia Stifter and Crystal Wiggins: Assessment of Disturbances in Emotion Regulation and Temperament 6. Nathan Fox and Cindy Polak: Assessing Sensory Reactivity in the Context of Infant Temperament III. Diagnostic Issues Relating to Classification and Taxonomy Introduction 7. Adrian Angold: Diagnostic Issues in Young Children 8. Alicia Lieberman, Kathryn Barnard, and Serena Wieder: Conceptual Underpinnings of DC: Zero to Three 9. Thomas Achenbach: Empirically Based Assessment and Taxonomy Application to Infants and Toddlers IV. Measurement Issues Introduction 10. Walter Gilliam and Linda Mayes: Integrating Clinical and Psychometric Approaches: The Role of Developmental Assessment in Infant Mental Health Evaluation 11. Marina Zalenko: Observation 12. Helen Egger and Adrian Angold: The Preschool-Age Psychiatric Assessment (PAPA): A Structured Parent Interview for Diagnosing Psychiatric Disorders in Preschool Children V. Problems in Early Development and State Regulation: Assessing Disorders with an Onset in Infancy or Toddlerhood Introduction 13. Lucy Miller, JoAnn Robinson, and Debra Moulton: Sensory Modulation Dysfunction: Identification in Early Childhood 14. Beth Goodlin-Jones and Thomas Anders: Sleep Disorders 15. Irene Chatoor: Feeding Disorders VI. Specific Areas of Disturbance: Applying Diagnostic Criteria to Disorders with an Onset in the Preschool Years Introduction 16. Ami Klin, Katarzyna Chawarska, Emily Rubin, Fred Volkmar: Clinical Assessment of Young Children at Risk for Autism 17. Joan Luby: Affective Disorders 18. Susan Warren: Anxiety Disorders 19. Michale Scheeringa: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 20. William Pelham, Anil Chacko, and Brian Wymbs: Diagnostic and Assessment Issues in ADHD in the Young Child 21. Lauren Wakschlag and Barbara Danis: Assessment of Disruptive Behavior in Young Children: A Clinical Developmental Framework VII. Varied Applied Settings for Assessment Introduction 22. Ruth Feldman and Mire Keren: Expanding the Scope of Infant Mental Health Assessment: A Community 23. Lynne C. Huffman and Mary Nichols: Early Detection of Young Children's Mental Health Problems in Primary Care Settings 24. Lisa McCabe, Pia Rebello-Britto, Magdalena Hernandez, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn: Games Children Play: Observing Young Children's Self-Regulation Across Laboratory, Home, and School Settings Epilogue 25. Alice Carter and Rebecca DelCarmen-Wiggins: Implications and Future Directions

Details ISBN0195144384 Short Title HANDBK OF INFANT TODDLER & PRE Language English ISBN-10 0195144384 ISBN-13 9780195144383 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2004 Edition 1st Edited by Alice S Carter Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780195144383 Author Alice S. Carter UK Release Date 2004-04-08 AU Release Date 2004-04-08 NZ Release Date 2004-04-08 US Release Date 2004-04-08 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Publication Date 2004-04-08 DEWEY 618.9289 Illustrations numerous line illustrations and one halftone Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 560 We've got this

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