▪ Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder The experience of anxiety is a universal experience and has both psychological and physiological components. Anxiety is characterized by a variety of terms that…
▪ Mood Disorders Background Information Childhood mood disorders have the potential for severely impacting development. Although described in adults (as melancholia and mania) since antiquity, the recognition of mood disorders…
▪ Childhood Schizophrenia and Childhood Psychosis Interest in psychotic disorders in childhood is a relatively recent historical phenomenon. As commonly used, the term psychotic can itself be problematic given the…
▪ Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorders For developing children, the ability to learn to postpone gratification and to modulate aggressive impulses are important development tasks. This effort is fostered by…
▪ Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Children with difficulties in attention and impulsivity have been recognized since the mid-1800s (i.e., as compulsory school attendance became the rule). The 19th century book Struwwelpeter, a…
▪ Disorders of Communication Language is a uniquely human ability and one that is easily disrupted. As a result, disorders of language development are frequently associated with various other conditions,…
▪ Learning Disabilities and Developmental Coordination Disorder LEARNING DISABILITIES Interest in what now are termed the learning disabilities began in the 19th century with the increased emphasis on universal public…
▪ Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation) BACKGROUND Awareness of children with significant problems in learning and development can be traced to antiquity, although modern interest in what is now termed intellectual…
▪ Autism and Related Disorders BACKGROUND Autism and the related disorders, also referred to as pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) or autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), are a group of conditions characterized…
▪ Classification and Assessment PRINCIPLES OF CLASSIFICATION Classification helps us be better observers and formulate hypotheses and principles. Shared approaches to classification help us communicate more effectively and develop better…
