Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

Eating Disorder Inventory for Children


The study examined longitudinally the role of characteristics measured by the EDI-C.  The goal was to find predictors of risk and protective factors in the development of disordered eating.


  • Title: Characteristics measured by the Eating Disorder Inventory for children at risk and protective factors for disordered eating in adolescent girls
  • Authors: Sanna Aila Gustafsson, Birgitta Edlund, Lars Kjellin, and Claes Norring
  • Date: 2010
  • Source: Int J Womens Health. 2010; 2: 375–379. doi:  10.2147/IJWH.S12349




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Eating Disorder Inventory for Children




 Depression & Violence in Adolescents


This study investigated the relation between mood disorders, aggression, and suicide and low serum cholesterol levels in adolescent patients.


  • Title: Low Serum Cholesterol Levels, Depression, And Violence In Adolescents: A Pilot Study In Rural Minnesota
  • Authors: William Sheehan, M.D., Steven Thurber, Ph.D.
  • Date: n.a.
  • Source: Priory Lodge Education Ltd 



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Depression & Violence in Adolescents




 Child Abuse And Conduct Disorder


An investigation into whether children and adolescents with a history of abuse are likely to meet the diagnostic criteria for Conduct Disorder.

  • Title: Child Abuse And Its Relationship To Conduct Disorder
  • Authors: Sadekie Lyttle, BCc., MSc. Clinical Psychology, Stacey Brodie, Phd. Counselling Psychology
  • Source: Priory Lodge Education Ltd 1994-2014




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http://www.priory.com/psych/abuse.htm



 Signs of Developmental Stuttering


The review compared language, social–environmental and host factors of children who stutter across two age groups

  • Title: Review: Signs of developmental stuttering up to age eight and at 12 plus
  • Authors: Peter Howell
  • Date: 2006
  • Source: Clinical Psychology Review 27 (2007) 287–306


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Signs of Developmental Stuttering




 CBT For Childhood Disruptive Behaviours


A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the success of cognitive-behavioral therapy in reducing disruptive behaviors exhibited by school-age children. 


  • Title: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy As A Clinical Intervention For Childhood Disruptive Behaviours: A Meta-Analysis
  • Authors: Bita Ghafoori Ph.D.,  Susan M. Tracz Ph.D.
  • Date: 2004
  • Source: Priory Lodge Education Ltd 




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CBT For Childhood Disruptive Behaviours
Anorexia Nervosa as a Subjectivation Attempt


The authors think of the anorexic symptom more as a way of setting up the subjectivation process than as a self-destructive behavior.



  • Title: Case Report - Melancholy and separation in prepuberty: the choice of anorexia nervosa as a subjectivation attempt
  • Authors: Manon Rivière and Marion Haza
  • Date: 2014
  • Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2014, 8:25  doi:10.1186/1753-2000-8-25




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DBT for Suicidal Multi-Problem Adolescents


(Page 16) DBT is in many ways an ideal intervention for multi-problem suicidal youth, as it flexibly addresses suicidal behaviors, suicide risk factors, and co-morbid mental disorders.



  • Title: DBT for Suicidal Multi-Problem Adolescents
  • Authors: Jill H. Rathus, PhD, Alec L. Miller, PsyD and Bevin Campbell 
  • Date: 2008
  • Source: Society of Clinical Psychology, American Psychological Association, ISSN 0009-9244, The Clinical Psychologist VOL 61 Issue 1 WINTER 2008




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