Publisher's Synopsis
This book explores a method, the longitudinal study, and the rich harvest it has yielded for the practising professional and for students in the social and medical sciences. The thirteen studies examined here range in origin from Sweden, Britain and the United States and demonstrate considerable variety both in character and in the lessons that can be drawn from them. The common theme is the examination of the interface between research and practice.;Aimed at practitioners and students in training, interested in appraisals of modern theoretical perspectives in developmental psychology and psychiatry as applied in practical research, the book shows how a variety of longitudinal research designs can be applied and the type of data they yield, and to help the student and practitioner to evaluate research data critically and draw practical conclusions from them.
