Main description:

This leading course text and practitioner reference has been extensively revised with 90% new content, covering a broader range of child and adolescent problems in more concise chapters. Prominent authorities provide a comprehensive framework for evidence-based assessment. Presented are methods and tools for developing effective diagnoses and case formulations, building strong treatment plans, monitoring progress, and documenting outcomes. Chapters are packed with practical guidance, handy tables, and sample instruments. Illustrative case material is included. Prior edition title: Assessment of Childhood Disorders, Fourth Edition, edited by Eric J. Mash and Russell A. Barkley.

New to This Edition
*Many new authors and topics, reflecting over a decade of research and clinical advances.
*Updated for DSM-5 and ICD-11.
*Chapters on additional disorders: obsessive-compulsive disorder, persistent complex bereavement, and body dysmorphic disorder.
*Chapters on transdiagnostic concerns: sleep problems, risky behaviors, and life stressors.
*Four chapters on the "whys" and "hows" of using assessment in each phase of treatment.
*Disorder-specific "starter kits"--lists of essential checklists, rating scales, interviews, and progress measures, including links to exemplary free measures online.

See also the editors' Treatment of Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence, Fourth Edition.

Contents:

I. General Principles and Skills
1. Introduction to Evidence-Based Assessment: A Recipe for Success, Eric A. Youngstrom & Mitchell J. Prinstein
2. The Prediction Phase of Evidence-Based Assessment, Anna Van Meter
3. The Prescription Phase of Evidence-Based Assessment, Amanda Jensen-Doss, Zabin Patel, Elizabeth Casline, & Bryce D. McLeod
4. Assessing Process: Are We There Yet?, Andrew Freeman & John Young
II. Behavior Disorders
5. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Julie Sarno Owens, Steven W. Evans, & Samantha M. Margherio
6. Conduct and Oppositional Disorders, Toni M. Walker, Paul J. Frick, & Robert J. McMahon
III. Internalizing Problems and Self-Harm
7. Depression, Benjamin L. Hankin & Joseph R. Cohen
8. Bipolar Spectrum Disorders, Eric A. Youngstrom, Emma E. Morton, & Greg Murray
9. Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors, Alexander J. Millner & Matthew K. Nock
IV. Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
10. Anxiety Disorders, Nicole Fleischer, Margaret E. Crane, & Philip C. Kendall
11. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Jonathan S. Abramowitz & Jennifer L. Buchholz
V. Developmental and Cognitive Disorders
12. Autism Spectrum Disorder, Elisabeth Sheridan & Catherine Lord
13. Intellectual Disability, Randy J. Kamphaus & Emily Walden
14. Learning Disabilities, Ryan J. McGill, Kara M. Styck, & Stefan C. Dombrowski
VI. Stressful Events, Maltreatment, Trauma, and Loss
15. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Annette M. La Greca and BreAnne A. Danzi
16. Life Events, Kathryn Grant, Jocelyn Smith Carter, Emma Adam, & Yo Jackson
17. Assessing Bereavement and Grief Disorders, Christopher M. Layne & Julie B. Kaplow
18. Child Maltreatment, Helen M. Milojevich & Vicky Veitch Wolfe
VII. Problems of Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
19. Substance Use Problems, Tammy A. Chung & Frances L. Wang
20. Early-Onset Schizophrenia, Aditi Sharma & Jon M. McClellan
21. Eating and Feeding Disorders, Anna M. Bardone-Cone & Kristin M. von Ranson
22. Adolescent Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Berta J. Summers, Ilana E. Ladis, Hilary Weingarden, & Sabine Wilhelm
VIII. Health-Related Issues
23. Pediatric Sleep, Lisa J. Meltzer
24. Risky and Impulsive Behaviors, Kevin M. King, Madison C. Feil, Katherine Seldin, Michele R. Smith, Max A. Halvorson, & Kevin S. Kuehn