Child Psychology and Psychiatry : Frameworks for Clinical Training and Practice.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Section 1: Developing Competencies 1a: Contextual Influences Upon Social and Emotional Development -- Chapter 1: Family and Systemic Influences -- Family Relationships and Parenting -- Parent and Family Characteristics -- Sibling Relationships -- Changing Family Patterns -- Parental Separation and Divorce -- Childcare and Schooling -- Wider Social and Environmental Influences -- Poverty and social disadvantage -- Neighbourhood and Community Contexts -- Multiple Stressors -- References -- Chapter 2: Child Development and Cultural Considerations in Clinical Practice -- Introduction -- Developmental Niche and Eco-Cultural Pathways -- Childhood and Parenting Across Cultures -- Infancy -- Developmental stages -- Attachment -- Parental Involvement in Play and Learning -- Middle Childhood -- Adolescence -- Culture and Disability -- Ethnicity and Mental Health -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Neurobehavioural Development in Infancy: the Buffering and Transducing Role of the Mother/ Caretaker-Infant Dyad -- Introduction -- Infant Neurobehavioural Capacities -- Culture -- Mutual Regulation and Buffer-Transducer Models -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Genetic and Biological Influences -- Introduction -- How Many Genes Are There? -- Sources of Genomic Variation -- Mechanisms of Genomic Regulation -- Mechanisms Influencing Neurodevelopmental Integrity -- Measuring Genetic Susceptibility to Psychiatric Disorders -- Gene-environment interactions -- Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) -- Epigenetic Variation -- Future of Psychiatric Genetics: Precision Medicine -- Conclusions -- References -- Section 1: Developing Competencies 1b: General Patterns of Development -- Chapter 5: Clinical Evaluation of Development from Birth to 5 Years.

Child Development and Neurodevelopmental Disorders -- History-Taking -- Observation and Interactive Assessment -- Developmental Domains -- Gross Motor -- Visual Behaviour, Eye-Hand Coordination and Problem-Solving -- Early Visual Behaviour -- Eye-Hand Co-Ordination -- Object Concepts and Relationships -- Imitating and Copying Cube Models -- Drawing -- Language and Communication -- Play and Social Behaviour -- Development of Attention -- Cognitive Development -- Clinical Decision-Making and Severity of Developmental Delay -- Physical Examination -- Planning Medical Investigations and Making Diagnosis -- Further Reading -- Chapter 6: Emotional Development in the First Year of Life -- Introduction -- Infant Emotional Expression -- The Development of Infant Emotional Expressions -- Crying -- Smiling or Joy -- Surprise, Anger and Sadness -- Fear -- Infant Detection of the Emotional Expressions of Others -- The Interactive Context -- References -- Chapter 7: Young People with Learning Disabilities -- Introduction -- The Changing Context -- Human Rights, Equity of Access to Services and Social Inclusion -- Assessment and Intervention -- Quality of Life, Developmental and Mental Health Factors -- Child and Family Factors -- Educational and Service Influences -- Types of Intervention -- The Development of Services -- Conclusion -- References -- Internet Resources -- Chapter 8: Language Development -- Processes and Components of Language Development -- Milestones of Speech and Language Development -- Developmental Phases -- Atypical Language Development -- Future Directions -- References -- Internet Resources -- Chapter 9: Development of Social Cognition -- Early Social Cognition -- Social Cognition in Preschool and Beyond -- Individual Differences in Social Cognition - Implications for Children's Social Lives.

Individual Differences in Social Cognition - Where Do They Come From? -- References -- Chapter 10: Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood -- Introduction -- The Preschool Years -- Middle Childhood -- Adolescence -- Factors Contributing to SED -- Positive SED -- Problematic SED -- Consequences of SED Problems in Middle Childhood -- Addressing SED Problems -- References -- Chapter 11: Social-Cognitive Development During Adolescence -- Humans Are Exquisitely Social -- The Social Brain -- Development of Mentalizing During Adolescence -- Online Mentalizing Usage is Still Developing in Mid-Adolescence -- References -- Section 2: Promoting Well-being -- Chapter 12: Attachment in the Early Years: Theory, Research and Clinical Implications -- What is Attachment? -- Attachment Variations and Their Measurement -- Causes of Variation in Attachment -- Attachment Disorders -- Consequences of Variations in Attachment -- Interventions -- Preventive Interventions -- Interventions with Fostered and Adopted Children -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13: Promoting Infant Mental Health -- Why the Early Years Matter -- Pregnancy and the Perinatal Period -- Intervention -- Antenatal and Postnatal Interventions -- Intervention During Early Childhood -- The Need for Supportive Services -- Primary Health Care Services -- The Role of Child Mental Health Services -- References -- Chapter 14: Promoting Children's Well-Being: The Prevention of Depression and Anxiety -- Prevention -- School-Based Prevention -- Depression Prevention Programmes -- Anxiety Prevention Programmes -- Future Developments and Challenges -- References -- Chapter 15: Fostering Resilience in Adolescents -- Introduction -- What Do We Mean by Resilience? -- Agency in Resilience -- Mobilizing Social Networks to Foster Coping and Resilience -- Implications for Policy and Practice.

Mobilizing Resilience: An Illustrative Example -- Summary of the Project -- Implementing the Project -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16: Sexual Orientation, Sexual Health and Gender Dysphoria -- Introduction -- Sexual Orientation -- Defining Sexual Orientation and Its Importance in Clinical Evaluation -- An Overview of  the Literature Relating Sexual Orientation and Mental Health -- Understanding the Associations Between Sexual Orientation and Mental Health -- Intervening to Prevent Adverse Mental Health Outcomes -- Sexual Health -- The Influence of Mental Health on Sexual Behaviour -- The Influence of Mental Health Treatment on Sexual Behaviour -- Clinical Implications -- Gender Dysphoria -- Diagnostic Issues -- Epidemiology -- Aetiology -- Clinical Management in Childhood -- Clinical Management in Adolescence -- Non-specialist care -- Specialist Care -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 17: Child Users of Online and Mobile Technologies - Risks, Harms and Intervention -- Aggressive Risks: Cyber-Aggression and Cyberbullying -- Sexual Risks: Pornography, Sexting, Stranger Danger -- Trends Over Time -- The Harm Associated with Mobile and Online Risk -- Aggressive Risks and Harm -- Sexual Risks and Harm -- Factors that Increase Risk of Harm or Protect Against Them -- Interventions -- Challenges to Research -- Policy Implications -- References -- Internet Resources -- Section 3: The Impact of Trauma, Loss and Maltreatment 3a: Trauma and Loss -- Chapter 18: Children Bereaved by Parent or Sibling Death -- Children's Understanding of Death -- How Children Express Grief -- Early Childhood -- Middle Childhood -- Adolescence -- Resilience and Positive Outcomes in Bereaved Children -- Psychopathology in Bereaved Children -- Prolonged Complex Bereavement -- Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis (HPA) Dysregulation -- What Influences Child Outcome?.

Interventions with Bereaved Children -- Theoretical and Cultural influences -- What Do Bereaved Children Need? -- What is Helpful for Parents? -- Services for Bereaved Children -- The Role of Professionals -- Conclusions -- References -- Internet Resources -- For Families -- Resources for Schools and Teachers -- Advice on Different Faith and Belief Communities -- Chapter 19: Stress and Reactions to Stress in Children -- Reactions -- Cognitive Model of PTSD -- Evidence-Based Interventions -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 20: Children's Developing Sense of Moral Agency, and the Disruptions Associated with War Exposure -- The Development of Moral Agency -- Challenges Posed by Exposure to War -- Numb Agency -- Imbalanced Agency -- Essentialized Agency -- Conclusions -- References -- Section 3: The Impact of Trauma, Loss and Maltreatment 3b: Maltreatment -- Chapter 21: Child Maltreatment -- Introduction -- The Nature of Maltreatment -- Epidemiology -- Social and Family Factors -- The Harm to the Child -- Psychosocial Development -- Educational Progress and Employment -- Recognition of Maltreatment and Assessment of Harm and Need -- Professional Response to Child Maltreatment -- Treatment and Future Prevention -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 22: The Neuroscience and Genetics of Childhood Maltreatment -- The Impact of Maltreatment on Brain Development -- Structural Differences -- Subcortical Structures: The Hippocampus and Amygdala -- Cortical Structures: The Prefrontal Cortex and Cerebellum -- Corpus Callosum and Other White Matter Tracts -- Functional Differences -- FMRI Studies -- Event-Related Potential (ERP) Studies -- The Role of Genetic Influences -- Clinical Implications -- References -- Section 4: Atypical Development in Children and Adolescents -- Chapter 23: Autism Spectrum Disorder - An Evolving Construct.

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