Open-access Assessment and behavioral clinic intervention with children: a brief review

Abstract

Some childhood and adolescence disorders are discussed under a behavioral approach, and using DSM-IV diagnosis criteria. data from literature on diagnostic features, prevalence, etiology, and prognosis for the following disorders Provides: autistic disorder, attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder, mood disorders (dysthymic disorder and major depressive disorder), anxiety disorders (specific phobia and separation anxiety disorder), and elimination disorders (enuresis and encopresis). Intervention strategies under a behavioral approach are also discussed.

behavior therapy; childhood and adolescence disorders; children and adolescents


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Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas Editora Splendet, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Campus I, Rua Prof. Dr. Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini, 1516, Pq. Rural Fazenda Santa Cândida, Telefone: (55 19) 3343-7223. - Campinas - SP - Brazil
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