ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 7th Edition introduces you to childhood and adolescent disorders treatment and prevention using an approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of biological psychological social and emotional influences. You'll view each disorder from the perspective of the whole child with diagnostic criteria as well as emphasis on the strengths of the individual environmental circumstances issues pertaining to younger and older age groups and the risk and protective factors affecting developmental pathways. Case histories examples and first-person accounts are at the heart of the text bringing to life theories disorders and the real people who are affected by them.