Handbook of Preschool Mental Health, Second Edition: Development, Disorders, and Treatment
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (966 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1462533809 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lieberman, PhD, Irving B. Luby has made an important contribution to disseminating knowledge about the psychiatric conditions and therapeutic interventions of early childhood."--Alicia F. Readers will find much that is both scientifically and clinically useful as the chapters cogently summarize the state of the science in an accessible manner. This book should be required reading for child mental health professionals and developmental researchers."--Charles A. Most impressive about this second edition is the strong developmental neuroscience theme, including coverage of normative early childhood brain development and the neural substrates of particular
*Section on risk and resilience, including chapters on sensitive periods of development and the early environment. Comprehensively exploring the development of psychiatric disorders in 2- to 6-year-olds, this authoritative handbook has been thoroughly revised to incorporate important scientific and clinical advances. The volume reviews a range of interventions for preschoolers and their caregivers--including clear descriptions of clinical techniques--and discusses the strengths and limitations of the empirical evidence bas