Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychopathy - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 1606236822 ISBN 13: 9781606236826

Verlag: Guilford Press, 2010

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"Thanks to improvements in assessment and research, a great deal has been learned about psychopathy in children and adolescents. This first-rate handbook provides the latest answers to such questions as whether the disorder definitively exists in youth, and whether (and how) it is treatable. Well informed and well written, this is a valuable resource for the full range of trainees and professionals working with youth with disruptive behavior disorders."--Philip C. Kendall, PhD, ABPP, Distinguished University Professor and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology, Temple University 

"Salekin and Lynam score big with this handbook. Although psychopathy in children and adolescents remains a controversial topic, this volume lays out the theoretical and empirical foundations for its development and expression. The book addresses classification and assessment, the disorder's complex etiology and course, its unfortunate cost to society, and emerging but highly promising treatments. Advancing a developmental psychopathology framework, this is a splendid work whose time has come."--Thomas H. Ollendick, PhD, University Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Director, Child Study Center, Virginia Tech

"A superb volume with chapters from the leading experts on childhood and adolescent psychopathy. Without question, this book is now the authoritative reference on the topic, and is likely to be consulted by researchers, practitioners, teachers, and students for years to come. Extremely impressive in its scholarship and scope of coverage, and highly recommended."--Scott O. Lilienfeld, PhD, Department of Psychology, Emory University "This innovative work presents the very latest and best science on the highly controversial issue of a psychopathic syndrome in children. It is a unique source of evidence-based insights into how psychopathic behavior affects children's development, what causes it, how to assess it, and how to effectively treat it. This is a 'must read' for researchers, clinicians, and advanced students in criminology, clinical psychology, and child psychiatry. No other book treats this challenging topic with such authority and sensitivity."--Terrie E. Moffitt, PhD, Knut Schmidt Nielsen Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University "The scientific and applied foundations of 'psychopathy' in children and adolescents have been vigorously debated. The Salekin and Lynam volume is a very welcome addition to this discussion. Developmentally sensitive, empirically informed, and clinically relevant, this book will be of great interest to researchers, clinicians, legal professionals, and policymakers concerned with antisocial behavior in youth."--Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, Professor and Head, Department of Psychology, Drexel University

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This comprehensive handbook synthesizes the rapidly growing research base on child and adolescent psychopathy: its nature, causes, development, assessment, and treatment. The editors and contributors are leading authorities who review state-of-the-art empirical findings and weigh in on pressing questions, such as how the disorder should be conceptualized in youth and how to evaluate it in clinical and forensic contexts. Available assessment instruments and intervention approaches are critically examined. Etiological theories are presented that shed light on a range of potential causal mechanisms, including genetics, brain functioning, temperament, family processes, and other factors.

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• Verlag: Guilford Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1606236822
• ISBN 13: 9781606236826
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 451
• Herausgeber: Salekin Randall T., Lynam Donald R.