Handbook of Childhood Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities Assessment

Description

​This handbook describes evidence-based methods of assessing psychological, educational, behavioral, and developmental problems in children and adolescents. It provides state-of-the-art analyses of leading assessment tools and methods. Chapters provide an overview of childhood assessment issues, diagnostic classification systems, interviewing and report writing, traditional assessment tools and methods, such as Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). In addition, chapters address daily living, academic, and social skills, commonly encountered psychological conditions, and developmental disorders, reviewing definitions and etiology, history of assessment and diagnosis, possible comorbid conditions, and current measures and procedures. The handbook also covers specific childhood disorders that often present assessment challenges in children, such as posttraumatic stress disorder, mood disorders, pain, and feeding and eating disorders. Topics featured in this handbook include: Adaptive and developmental behavior scales. Diagnostic classification systems and how to apply them to childhood problems and disorders. Intelligence testing and its use in childhood psychological assessment. Assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in persons with developmental disabilities. Self-Injurious behavior in children. Prevalence and assessment of common sleep problems in children. The Handbook of Childhood Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities Assessment is an essential resource for researchers, graduate students, clinicians, and related therapists and professionals in clinical child and school psychology, pediatrics, social work, developmental psychology, behavioral therapy/rehabilitation, child and adolescent psychiatry, and special education. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi History and Overview of Childhood Assessment (Johnny L. Matson, Esther Hong)....Pages 1-11 Diagnostic Classification Systems (Fabiana Vieira Gauy, Thiago Blanco-Vieira, Marina Monzani da Rocha)....Pages 13-33 Interview and Report Writing (Amie E. Grills, Eleanor Castine, Melissa K. Holt)....Pages 35-57 Intelligence Testing (Abigail Issarraras, Johnny L. Matson)....Pages 59-70 Adaptive and Developmental Behavior Scales (Jasper A. Estabillo, Johnny L. Matson)....Pages 71-81 Academic Assessment (George H. Noell, Scott P. Ardoin, Kristin A. Gansle)....Pages 83-102 Neuropsychological Testing (Peter J. Castagna, Matthew Calamia)....Pages 103-125 The Assessment of ADHD in Persons with Developmental Disabilities (Pamela McPherson, Michelle Yetman, Claire O. Burns, Bob Wynn)....Pages 127-150 Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders (Leland T. Farmer, Michelle S. Lemay, Robert D. Rieske)....Pages 151-168 Assessing Bipolar Disorder and Major Depression (Johnny L. Matson, Claire O. Burns)....Pages 169-188 Assessment of Anxiety Disorders (Paige M. Ryan, Maysa M. Kaskas, Thompson E. Davis III)....Pages 189-205 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Jennifer Piscitello, Adrienne Anderson, Sabrina Gretkierewicz, Mary Lou Kelley)....Pages 207-225 Tics and Tourette’s Syndrome (W. Jason Peters, Johnny L. Matson)....Pages 227-244 Aggression and Conduct Disorders (Laura C. Thornton, Paul J. Frick)....Pages 245-261 Behavioral Assessment of Self-Injury (Timothy R. Vollmer, Meghan Deshais, Kimberly N. Sloman, Carrie S. W. Borrero)....Pages 263-288 Assessment of Pica (Abigail Issarraras, Johnny L. Matson)....Pages 289-300 Social Skills (Elizabeth K. Wilson, Kaitlin A. Cassidy, Delaney J. Darragh, Jacob L. DeBoer)....Pages 301-312 Communication Disorders (W. Jason Peters, Johnny L. Matson)....Pages 313-330 Sleep Disorders: Prevalence and Assessment in Childhood (Catherine Winsper)....Pages 331-357 Pain (Soeun Lee, Lara M. Genik, C. Meghan McMurtry)....Pages 359-389 Eating Disorders (Pamela McPherson, Hannah K. Scott, Astik Joshi, Raghu Gandhi)....Pages 391-413 Assessment of Pediatric Feeding Disorders (Kathryn M. Peterson, Vivian F. Ibañez, Caitlin A. Kirkwood, Jaime G. Crowley, Cathleen C. Piazza)....Pages 415-431 Assessment of Obesity (Sarah Mallard Wakefield, Joshua Sanderson, Pamela McPherson)....Pages 433-452 Assessment of Toileting Problems (Esther Hong, Johnny L. Matson)....Pages 453-466 Assessment of Fine and Gross Motor Skills in Children (Maya Matheis, Jasper A. Estabillo)....Pages 467-484 Back Matter ....Pages 485-504