Handbook of childhood psychopathology and developmental disabilities assessment

This handbook describes evidence-based methods of assessing psychological, educational, behavioural, and developmental problems in children and adolescents.

It provides state-of-the-art analyses of leading assessment tools and methods.

Chapters provide an overview of childhood assessment issues, diagnostic classification systems, interviewing and report writing, traditional assessment tools and methods, such as Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA).

In addition, chapters address daily living, academic, and social skills, commonly encountered psychological conditions, and developmental disorders, reviewing definitions and etiology, history of assessment and diagnosis, possible comorbid conditions, and current measures and procedures.