Handbook of Preschool Mental Health

Joan L. Luby, MD, Early Emotional Development Program, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA

Part I: Normative Development in the Preschool Period. Thompson, Goodvin, Meyer, Social Development: Psychological Understanding, Self-understanding, and Relationships. Denham, Emotional Competence: Implications for Social Functioning. Heffelfinger, Mrakotsky, Cognitive Development. Part II: Mental Disorders Arising in the Preschool Period. Steinhoff, Lerner, Kapilinski, Kotkin, Wigal, Steinberg-Epstein, Wigal, Swanson, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Rockhill, Collett, McClellan, Speltz, Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Chatoor, Khushlani, Eating Disorders. Egger, Angold, Anxiety Disorders. Scheeringa, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Clinical Guidelines and Research Findings. Burnham, Gaylor, Anders, Sleep Disorders. Luby, Belden, Mood Disorders: Phenomenology and a Developmental Emotion Reactivity Model. Stafford, Zeanah, Attachment Disorders. Bishop, Lord, Autism Spectrum Disorders. Part III: Assessment and Intervention in the Preschool Period. Mrakotsky, Heffelfinger, Neuropsychological Assessment. Luby, Psychopharmacology. Benham, Slotnick, Play Therapy: Integrating Clinical and Developmental Perspectives. Van Horn, Lieberman, Using Play in Child–parent Psychotherapy to Treat Trauma. Faja, Dawson, Early Intervention for Autism.