Mental Health Interventions with Preschool ChildrenSpringer Science & Business Media, 1994 M11 30 - 296 pages Preschool children have been largely neglected in the mental health treatment literature, although research has established that many behavioral and emotional disorders in children result from events occurring during the preschool years or are first manifested during this period. This has occurred for several reasons. Traditional psychoanalytic thinking has considered preschoolers to be too psychologically immature for complete manifestations of psychopathology, and the limited language abilities of young children have complicated assessment procedures and made them less appropriate for treatment approaches that are largely verbal in nature. In addition, the developmental complexity of the preschool period has deterred many researchers from investigating clinical issues with this age group. Partly as a result of the lack of information on preschoolers in the literature, practitioners have historically been uncomfortable in conduct ing assessments and initiating treatment with young children. They have often adopted a "wait and see" attitude in which formal mental health diagnosis and treatment are not implemented until after the child's entry into school. Unfortunately, such a delay may mean wasting the time during which mental health interventions can be maximally effective. Recently, this attitude has changed and practitioners now recognize the need for assessment and treatment of behavioral and emotional disorders early in life. What they require to assist them in the timely delivery of such services is information about assessment and treatment procedures specifically designed for preschoolers and with demonstrated efficacy with that age group. |
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... Assessment Interventions 3. Toileting Problems Enuresis Historical Perspective Current Etiological Conceptions Physical Factors Urogenital Tract Obstructions and Dysfunctions Urinary Tract Infection Nervous System Disorders Bladder ...
... Assessment Interventions 3. Toileting Problems Enuresis Historical Perspective Current Etiological Conceptions Physical Factors Urogenital Tract Obstructions and Dysfunctions Urinary Tract Infection Nervous System Disorders Bladder ...
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... Assessment Treatment Nightmare Disorder Prevalence Etiology Assessment and Treatment Confusional Arousals and Sleep Terror Disorder . 100 Prevalence € 100 85 86 888888888 90 91 94 95 95 95 96 97 98 98 99 Etiology Treatment 101 101 ...
... Assessment Treatment Nightmare Disorder Prevalence Etiology Assessment and Treatment Confusional Arousals and Sleep Terror Disorder . 100 Prevalence € 100 85 86 888888888 90 91 94 95 95 95 96 97 98 98 99 Etiology Treatment 101 101 ...
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... Assessment Treatment Phonologic Disorder Prevalence and Etiology Assessment .. Treatment Stuttering Prevalence Etiology Assessment Treatment Elective Mutism Prevalence Etiology 101 102 102 105 106 108 109 109 111 113 117 117 118 118 119 ...
... Assessment Treatment Phonologic Disorder Prevalence and Etiology Assessment .. Treatment Stuttering Prevalence Etiology Assessment Treatment Elective Mutism Prevalence Etiology 101 102 102 105 106 108 109 109 111 113 117 117 118 118 119 ...
Contents
Genetic Variables | 1 |
Motor Development | 7 |
Social and Emotional Development | 13 |
Language Development | 18 |
Learning Disabilities | 29 |
Toileting Problems | 44 |
Encopresis | 55 |
Eating Problems | 69 |
Separation Anxiety | 173 |
Autistic and Pervasive Developmental Disorders | 181 |
Retts Disorder | 194 |
Child Abuse | 199 |
Sexual Abuse of Preschoolers | 208 |
Depression and Reaction to Loss | 219 |
Assessment | 226 |
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Food Refusal | 77 |
Sleep Problems | 90 |
Rhythmic Body Movements | 101 |
Language Disorders | 108 |
Phonologic Disorder | 117 |
Psychosomatic Problems | 123 |
Cancer | 130 |
Conduct and Attentional Problems | 143 |
Problems with Overactivity and Inattention | 150 |
Antisocial Conduct Problems | 159 |
Specific Fears | 166 |
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Mental Health Interventions with Preschool Children Robert D. Lyman,Toni L. Hembree-Kigin Limited preview - 2013 |
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