Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Edited by Theodore P
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Edited by Theodore P. Beauchaine Stephen P. Hinshaw
Part I: The Developmental Psychopathology Approach to Understanding Behavior
Developmental Psychopathology as a Scientific Discipline: Rationale, Principles, and Advances Chapter 1 Stephen P. Hinshaw
WHY DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY? There are high levels of suffering and restricted life style involved in child and adolescent psychopathology. The high cost of mental disturbance. Symptoms and impairments of child and adolescent psychopathology may start early and remain problematic for years to come.
WHY NOT RELY ON TRADITIONAL CLINICAL EFFORTS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY? Insufficient attention is paid to: Biological vulnerabilities Contextual influences Multilevel chains of causation Dynamic and transactional influences Divergent life-course pathways within a given diagnostic category (Cicchetti, 1990)
STIGMATIZATION OF MENTAL DISTURBANCE Is a prominent barrier, in the way of increased scientific understanding and access to evidencebased treatment. Reasons for stigmatization are complex: Lack of community services and resources result in the increased numbers of seriously impaired individuals on the streets. Public awareness that “dangerousness” is one of the few reasons that can still lead to involuntarily commitment. Tenuousness of the evidence that biogenetic ascriptions to mental illness can completely eliminate stigmatization.
OVERVIEW OF APPROACH Each chapter covers a specific topic of psychopathology as well as: Historical context Epidemiologic factors Diagnostic issues Sex differences Cultural variables Developmental processes Psychobiological mechanisms
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