Psychological and Behavioral Assessment

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Specialized Assessment Techniques

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. A Developmental Framework for Psychological Assessment of Pediatric Conditions

      • Phyllis R. Magrab

      Pages 3-21

   3. Infant Assessment

      • Phyllis R. Magrab

      Pages 23-57

   4. Pediatric Neuropsychological Assessment

      • Thomas J. Boll

      Pages 59-90

   5. Behavioral Assessment in Pediatric Settings

      • Elizabeth A. Robinson, Sheila M. Eyberg

      Pages 91-140

3. Assessment for Specific Pediatric Conditions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141

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   2. Developmental Disorders

      • Kathy S. Katz

      Pages 143-190

   3. Attention Deficit and Learning Disorders

      • Kathy S. Katz

      Pages 191-233

   4. Cognitive Effects of Acute and Chronic Pediatric Medical Conditions

      • Ellen Lehr

      Pages 235-277

   5. Psychosocial Assessment in Chronic and Fatal Illness

      • Suzanne M. Bronheim, Diane M. Jacobstein

      Pages 279-335

   6. Child Abuse

      • Phyllis R. Magrab

      Pages 337-363

4. Back Matter

   Pages 365-370

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Over the last several decades, the remarkable success of science and medical technology has allowed many children with chronic illness and handicapping conditions to live longer and healthier lives. But this suc­ cess is not without toll. The human cost of chronic illness or a handicap­ ping condition can be enormous for the child and the family. For the family, there is often the stressful daily burden of care, fatigue, marital stress, low family morale, financial burdens, and reduced career mobili­ ty. For the child, there are often arduous and painful treatment regimes, frequent school absences, low energy periods, and uncertainties with respect to future education and vocation. The course of many diseases is unpredictable, and the very fact of chronicity implies ongoing coping problems for the family and the child. The impact of a chronic illness or handicapping condition on a family system is usually more disintegrative than integrative, disrupting the lives of all family members and exacerbating the developmental risks to the child. It is not surprising that a recent comprehensive study for establish­ ing public policies for children with chronic illness at Vanderbilt Univer­ sity has called attention to these factors and produced, as a primary recommendation, increased attention to the psychological impact of dis­ ease on the family and the child. In this context there is an important need for adequate assessment of psychological and behavioral problems in these children to plan for appropriate services.

• Assessment
• Intervention
• attention
• attention deficit
• attention deficit disorder (ADD)
• development
• diagnosis
• etiology

• Georgetown University Medical Center, USA

  Phyllis R. Magrab

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