eBook

Disruptive Mood

Stringaris, Argyris

2015

Overview

A practical guide to understanding and treating children and adolescents prone to extreme levels of angry outbursts, Disruptive Mood: Irritability in Children and Adolescents is based on the very latest research and theory. Providing both a clinical and scientific perspective on irritability in children, this book is a timely look at recent developments in the field. Abnormal states of anger are a common reason for referral to child health services, and cause concern in clinics, schools, and families. Misdiagnosis and treatment can stem from a lack of understanding of the mechanisms involved in high levels of anger in children, and Disruptive Mood: Irritability in Children and Adolescents provides clear guidance on the development of abnormal states of anger, their consequences for later development, and how to assess andmake differential diagnoses between them. A useful resource for clinical practice, this book is concise and accessible, and offers tools for evaluating treatments. Disruptive Mood: Irritability in Children and Adolescents is designed for practitioners involved in child and adolescent mental health and education andresearchers who need an introduction to this complex field.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Subject: Conduct disorders in adolescence / Conduct disorders in children / Diseases / Irritable Mood / Oppositional defiant disorder in adolescence / Oppositional defiant disorder in children
• ISBN: 9780191662058, 0191662054, 9780199674541, 019967454X