Childhood Disorders

includes index and biblioraphy

1 Getting to know the children 1 Introducing some of the children Introducing some of the questions 2 Models of childhood disorders Biological models 13 Behaviorism: The learning models Cognitive model 24 Psychodynamic model 27 Systems models 33 Diathesis-stress model 34 Changing times 35 Summary 36 3 Issues facing the disorders of childhood 39 Developmental psychopathology 41 Parenting and family factors 43 Assessing and classifying childhood disorders 47 Treating disorders of childhood 56 Summary 59 4 Conduct disorders 61 Phenomenology and classification 61 Causes 66 The course of conduct disorder 71 Treatment 72 Summary 76 5 Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder 77 Phenomenology and classification 77 Causes 83 The course of ADHD 87 Treatment Summary 6 Anxiety disorders 99 Normal emotional development 100 Phenomenology and classification 102 Causal forces 108 Treatment 111 Summary 113 7 Depression 115 Phenomenology and classification 115 Causal forces 119 The course of childhood depression 122 Treatment 122 Summary 126 8 Eating disorders 129 Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood 129 Anorexia nervosa 130 Bulimia nervosa 137 Treatment 141 Summary 143 9 Mental retardation and learning disorders 145 Mental retardation 145 Learning disorders 160 Summary 166 167 10 Pervasive developmental disorders Autism 168 What can be done about self-injury? 185 Other pervasive developmental disorders Summary 188 11 Tics and elimination disorders 191 Tic disorders 191 Enuresis and encopresis 195 Summary 197 12 Questions for your consideration 199 What would you do? 201 Summary 209