Diagnostic Assessment in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Contributors: David Shaffer (Editor); Christopher P. Lucas (Editor); John E. Richters (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: The Guilford Press; Guilford Press
Published: October 8, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9781572305021
Subjects: Child & developmental psychology; Paediatric medicine; Psychotherapy; Psychology; Child Psychiatry; Adolescent Psychiatry; Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent; Mental Disorders; Diagnosis; Child psychopathology; Developmental - Adolescent; Psychopathology - General; Psychology & Psychiatry / Child Psychology; Adolescence; Assessment, Testing & Measurement; Adolescent psychopathology
First sentence: The process of establishing a psychiatric diagnosis has traditionally required (1) a knowledge of the clinical features of the condition; (2) a systematic inquiry with the patient, and/or with those who know the patient well, about past and current behavior, emotions, and thoughts; (3) observations of the patient's behavior and language; and, for some diagnoses, (4) the results of specific tests (e.g., tests of language, learning, or intelligence).