The new edition reflects the latest changes to the DSM (DSM-V, 2013) and is updated with new research and developments in the field.
Key Features:
- Links research with clinical practice via a focus on evidence-based therapies for childhood disorders, balancing solid empirical science and clinical insights and thus helping students filter clinically valuable findings from those lacking utility.
- An emphasis on developmental perspective to better understand psychopathology, with use of normal development as a lens through which to view abnormal behavior or emotional problems.
- Case studies and real-life examples are in each chapter.

New to this Edition:
- Discusses new, evidence-based treatments for children and adolescents.
- New chapter on child and adolescent health-related disorders.