Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Childhood

by Donald K. Routh (Editor)

Overview

Inspired by the work of Herbert C. Quay, this book builds on recent theory and research to explore the psychopathology of child and adolescent disruptive behavior disorders. The wide-ranging chapters cover oppositional defiant disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and other subjects. The work provides a rich sample of the sort of scientific activity Dr. Quay encourged, and will encourage researchers to further pursue issues in this fascinating field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306446955
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	06/30/1994
Series:	Language of Science Series
Edition description:	1994
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

1 A Personal Account of Herbert C. Quay, an Architect of the Science of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.- 2 Impaired Delayed Responding: A Unified Theory of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- 3 Toward an Empirical Child Psychopathology.- 4 Combining Visual and Auditory Tasks in the Assessment of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- 5 Behavioral Disinhibition and Underlying Processes in Adolescents with Disruptive Behavioral Disorders.- 6 Framework for a Developmental Model of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder.- 7 Electrodermal Hyporeactivity and Antisocial Behavior.- 8 Endogeneous Opioids, Childhood Psychopathology, and Quay’s Interpretation of Jeffrey Gray.- Author Index.

Editorial Reviews

Contributors offer their theories and report their research relating to oppositional defiant, attention-deficit hyperactivity, and conduct disorders in children. Some of the topics are an empirical psychopathology, a developmental model, and endogenous opioids. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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