Disruptive Mood : Irritability in Children and Adolescents PDF
by Argyris Stringaris, Eric Taylor
Description
A practical guide to understanding and treating children and adolescents prone to extreme levels of angry outbursts, Disruptive Mood: Irritability in Children and Adolescents is based on the very latest research and theory.
Providing both a clinical and scientific perspective on irritability in children, this book is a timely look at recent developments in the field. Abnormal states of anger are a common reason for referral to child health services, and cause concern in clinics, schools, and families.
Misdiagnosis and treatment can stem from a lack of understanding of the mechanisms involved in high levels of anger in children, and Disruptive Mood: Irritability in Children and Adolescents provides clear guidance on the development of abnormal states of anger, their consequences for later development, and how to assess and make differentialdiagnoses between them.
A useful resource for clinical practice, this book is concise and accessible, and offers tools for evaluating treatments.
Disruptive Mood: Irritability in Children and Adolescents is designed for practitioners involved in child and adolescent mental health and education and researchers whoneed an introduction to this complex field.
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- Pages:200 pages
- Publisher:OUP Oxford
- Publication Date:05/03/2015
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- ISBN:9780191662058
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:200 pages
- Publisher:OUP Oxford
- Publication Date:05/03/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9780191662058
