Handbook of behavioral and emotional problems in girls

"In one easy-to-use volume, the Handbook not only examines the most current theory and research as it relates to girls, it also addresses the possibility for real-world assessment as well as treatment and prevention of their emotional and behavioral disorders. It provides clinicians, academics,...

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Other Authors: Bell, Debora J., Foster, Sharon L., Mash, Eric J., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, ©2005.
New York : [2005]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 538 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Issues in clinical child psychology.
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Table of Contents:
  • PART I: INTRODUCTION: Understanding behavioral and emotional problems in girls / Debora J. Bell, Sharon L. Foster, and Eric J. Mash
  • PART II: EMOTIONAL DISORDERS: Mood disorders and symptoms in girls / Carolyn Zahn-Waxler, Eleanor Race, and Sunita Duggal
  • Anxiety and anxiety disorders in girls / Anne Marie Albano and Amy Krain
  • PART III: BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in girls / Stephen P. Hinshaw and Dara R. Blachman
  • Aggression and antisocial behavior in girls / Sharon L. Foster
  • Substance abuse in girls / Judy A. Andrews
  • PART IV: DEVELOPMENTAL AND LEARNING DISORDERS: Pervasive developmental disorders in girls / Kathleen Koenig and Katherine D. Tsatsanis
  • Problems of girls and young women with mental retardation (Intellectual disabilities) / Robert M. Hodapp and Elisabeth M. Dykens
  • Learning disorders in girls / Arlene R. Young
  • Gender identity disorder in girls / Kenneth J. Zucker
  • PART V: STRESS AND NEGATIVE LIFE EVENTS: Physical abuse and neglect in girls / Sandra T. Azar
  • The consequences of child sexual abuse for female development / Penelope K. Trickett, Dawn A. Kurtz, and Jennie G. Noll
  • Abuse and violence in adolescent girls' dating relationship / David A. Wolfe, Katreena Scott, and Claire Crooks
  • Girls' adjustment to divorce and remarriage / Christy M. Buchanan
  • Girls on their own: homelessness in female adolescents / Ana Marie Cauce, Angela Stewart, Les B. Whitbeck, Matthew Paradise, and Dan R. Hoyt
  • PART VI: HEALTH-RELATED PROBLEMS: Eating disorders in girls / Linda Smolak
  • Adjustment to chronic illness in girls / Karen Bearman Miller and Annette M. La Greca.