Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

Linda Wimshurst, PhD, ABPP, received her BA and MA in Psychology from the University of Windsor and her PhD from the University of Toronto. Linda is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology (ABPP) and is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Licensed School Psychologist in Florida, and has previously held licenses in Ontario, Canada, Texas and North Carolina. For the past 10 years, prior to coming to the Center for Psychology, Dr. Wilmshurst was a Professor in the Psychology Department at Elon University, in Elon, NC where she taught courses in child and adult psychopathology, and was involved in the supervision of student internships and mentoring undergraduate research, primarily in areas related to resiliency, self-perceptions, and well-being in college students with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder. Dr. Wilmshurst has authored a number of textbooks (Clinical and Educational Child Psychology; Essentials of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology; Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: A Casebook) and she has also co-authored a several books with Capella University colleague Dr. Alan Brue, including: A Parent’s Guide to Special Education; The Complete Guide to Special Education; and Essentials of Intellectual Disability Assessment and Identification. Dr. Wilmshurst has worked in the public school systems and mental health facilities, internationally. Linda has published articles in scholarly journals concerning programs for children and youth with severe behavior problems and university students struggling with ADHD. She currently works as a psychologist for the Center for Psychology in Fort Myers, Florida and she also continues to teach graduate student psychology courses on-line for Capella University.

Preface
About the Author
1. Introduction: Understanding the Complexities of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Terry Hogan: The Avoidance Trap
Developing a case of formulation
Jeremy Jones: Mommy and Me and Grandma Makes Three
Developing an Intervention Plan
Neesha Wilson: Phoenix Rising
Risks, Protective Factors and Psychological Well-Being
2. Introduction to Neurodevelopmental Disorders
a. Problems of Attention and Specific Learning Disorders
Colby Tyler: Attention Problems or Distracted by Life?
(14 years old) ADHD; gifted; divorce
Thomas McLearn: “Read me a story”
(10 years old) Dyslexia
Sandy Smith: Marching to the Tune of a Different Drummer
(8 years old) Nonverbal learning disability
b. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual Disability
Dylan Bach: The World According to Dylan
(6 years old) Mild variant of ASD
Arthur Watson: Won’t or Can’t; a Case of Mistaken Identity
(15 years old) Intellectual disability; parent denial; academic and behavior problems
Brian Williams: My Name Is Williams, Too
(10 years old) Williams syndrome
Bradley Hunter: Not Yet Diagnosed
(5 years old) Neurodevelopmental symptoms
3. Introduction to Behavioral Disorders
Scott Michaels: Boys Will Be Boys?
(9 years old) Oppositional defiant disorder; ADHD
Tyrone Wilson: The Gang’s All Here
(15 years old) Neesha’s brother; multifinality; learning and behavior problems; gang activity, forensic assessments; fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
4. Introduction to Anxiety and Compulsive Disorders
Winnie Kent: Silence Is Not Golden
(5 years old) Separation anxiety disorder; selective mutism
Shirley Yong: Worried to Perfection
(11 years old) General anxiety disorder; depression, relational aggression; cultural conflict
Jordan Neeson: Let Me Count the Ways
(9 years old) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
5. Introduction to Problems of Mood: Depression & Bipolar Disorder
David Steele: Hopelessness and Despair
(17 years old) Adolescent depression; suicidal ideation
Matthew Morgan: Out of Control and In Control
(9 years old) Childhood-onset bipolar disorder/ mood dysregulation disorder?
Jenny Sloan: The All-American Girl
(16 years old) Bipolar disorder; suicide attempt
6. Introduction to Later Onset Disorders: Eating Disorders & Substance Use
Alex Bishop: The Slippery Slope
(15 years old) Substance use; multidimensional family therapy (MDFT)
Sarah Burke: Food for Thought
(16 years old) Disordered eating and eating disorders
7. Introduction to Traumatic, Self-Injurious and Stress Related Disorders
Juan Hernendez: The Crash
(16 years old) Posttraumatic stress disorder; survivor guilt
Tori Benson: Skin Deep; Cutting Through the Pain
(16 years old) Self-mutilation; borderline personality disorder?
Jason Coleman: Disconnected Connections
(16 years old) Conduct disorder; reactive attachment disorder; traumatic childhood
Ericka White: Not Yet Diagnosed
(10 years old) Not yet diagnosed
APPENDIX A: Supplemental Case Information
APPENDIX B: Systems of Classification
APPENDIX C: Guidelines to the Interpretation of Test Scores and Assessment Information
Index