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In this chapter, I will consider developmental psychopathology as a general approach to understanding relations between development and its maladaptive deviations. This approach highlights the value of viewing psychopathology in relation to the major changes that typically occur across the life cycle. It does not prescribe particular theoretical explanations for disorders but provides a framework for organizing the study of psychopathology around milestones and sequences in physical, cognitive, social-emotional, and educational development. This framework is especially pertinent to maladaptive behavior occurring during the period of rapid development from birth to maturity. It is also pertinent, however, to the less dramatic changes occurring later in life.
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Achenbach, T.M. (1990). Conceptualization of Developmental Psychopathology. In: Lewis, M., Miller, S.M. (eds) Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7142-1_1
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