Publisher's Synopsis
Provides a clinical approach to childhood variations in development and behavior. Authoritative contributors explain patterns of variation over time, millieux and circumstances, biological influences, and outcomes during childhood. Also contains detailed discussion on assessing and describing variation, the enhancement of development and adaptation, as well as legal and moral issues. Plus, includes material on developmental and behavioral emergencies, AID's, teenage pregnancy, daycare, psychopharmacology, substance abuse, diet and behavior, and more.
