Randy W. Kamphaus & Jonathan M. Campbell 
Psychodiagnostic Assessment of Children 
Dimensional and Categorical Approaches

An unparalleled resource for accurately diagnosing an array of
childhood problems

Psychodiagnostic Assessment of Children: Dimensional and
Categorical Approaches provides comprehensive guidelines for
assessing and diagnosing a broad spectrum of childhood disorders.
In this groundbreaking new text, Randy Kamphaus (coauthor of the
BASC and BASC-II) and Jonathan Campbell discuss both theoretical
and practical aspects of the field. Their detailed coverage
provides students and professionals with important research
findings and practical tools for accurate assessment and informed
diagnosis.

This monumental new work begins by explaining dimensional (e.g.,
classification methods that emphasize quantitative assessment
measures such as behavior rating scales) and categorical (e.g.,
classification methods that emphasize qualitative assessment
measures such as clinical observation and history-taking) methods
of assessment and diagnosis. It then highlights assessment
interpretation issues related to psychological assessment and
diagnosis. The remainder of the text covers constructs and core
symptoms of interest, diagnostic standards, assessment methods,
interpretations of findings, and case studies for all of the major
childhood disorders.

The disorders include:

* Mental retardation

* Learning disability

* Autism spectrum disorders

* Depression

* Anxiety disorders

* Traumatic brain injuries

* Eating disorders

* Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

* Conduct disorder

* Oppositional defiant disorder

* Substance abuse and dependence

* Subsyndromal and hypersyndromal impairments

İçerik tablosu

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Contributors.

Chapter 1. Classification and Diagnosis Concepts (R. Kamphaus,
et al.).

Chapter 2. Interpretation of Findings (R. Kamphaus).

Chapter 3. Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability (J.
Campbell).

Chapter 4. Learning Disabilities (R. Kamphaus).

Chapter 5. Autism Spectrum Disorders (J. Campbell)

Chapter 6. Depressive Disorders (J. Campbell).

Chapter 7. Anxiety Disorders (J. Campbell).

Chapter 8. Traumatic Brain Injury (J. Bloom, et al.).

Chapter 9. Eating and Feding Disorders (K. Moon & J.
Campbell).

Chapter 10. Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder and Its Subtypes (M. García-Barrera & R.
Kamphaus).

Chapter 11. Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder
(C. James & J. Campbell).

Chapter 12. Assessment and Diagnosis of Substance Use in
Childhood and Adolescence (M. Van Deventer & R. Kamphaus).

Chapter 13. Cluster of Child Adjustment (E. Dowdy, et al.).

References.

Author Index.

Subject Index.

Yazar hakkında

RANDY W. KAMPHAUS, Ph D, is Distinguished Research Professor
of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology at The
University of Georgia, Athens. He is an expert in the field of
child and adolescent assessment and the author of several books on
the topic. He is also coauthor of the BASC-II (Behavior Assessment
System for Children, Second Edition), a widely used assessment
instrument.

JONATHAN M. CAMPBELL, Ph D, is Associate Professor of
Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology at The
University of Georgia, Athens. His research and clinical interests
involve assessment and differential diagnosis of autism spectrum
disorders as well as understanding typical peers’ perceptions of
autism. He has authored several articles in the area of
intelligence test interpretation and serves on the editorial boards
for the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment and Journal of
Pediatric Psychology.