Multicultural Understanding of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: Implications for Mental Health Assessment

Achenbach, Thomas M. PhD

Book Information
Edition:	1st
Publisher:	Guilford Publications Incorporated
ISBN:	1-59385-348-3 (1593853483)
ISBN-13:	978-1-59385-348-8 (9781593853488)
Binding:	Hardcover
Copyright:	2007
Publish Date:	09/06
Weight:	1.29 Lbs.
Pages:	322
Carton Quantity:	22
Subject Class:	PSY (Psychiatry and Psychology)
Return Policy:	Returns accepted up to 12 months provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply.
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Class Specifications
Discipline:	Pediatrics
Subject Definition:	Mental Disorders; Adolescent; Child
NLM Class:	WS 350
LC Class:	RJ499
Abstract:	Around the world, many immigrant and minority children are immersed in mental health, social welfare, and educational systems that are ill equipped to evaluate and help them. This important volume synthesizes an array of international findings to broaden the knowledge base on cultural variations in children's emotional and behavioral problems. Drawing on both empirically based and diagnostically based approaches, the authors examine similarities and differences in the prevalence, patterns, and correlates of particular disorders. They distinguish between culture-specific and more general problems in adaptation, identify instruments and procedures that are particularly suited to multicultural assessment, and discuss the implications for developing more effective services.

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