This leading course text and practitioner reference has been extensively revised with 90% new content, covering a broader range of child and adolescent problems in more concise chapters. Prominent authorities provide a comprehensive framework for evidence-based assessment. Presented are methods and tools for developing effective diagnoses and case formulations, building strong treatment plans, monitoring progress, and documenting outcomes. Chapters are packed with practical guidance, handy tables, and sample instruments. Illustrative case material is included. Prior edition title: Assessment of Childhood Disorders, Fourth Edition, edited by Eric J. Mash and Russell A. Barkley.

New to This Edition
*Many new authors and topics, reflecting over a decade of research and clinical advances.
*Updated for DSM-5 and ICD-11.
*Chapters on additional disorders: obsessive–compulsive disorder, persistent complex bereavement, and body dysmorphic disorder.
*Chapters on transdiagnostic concerns: sleep problems, risky behaviors, and life stressors.
*Four chapters on the "whys" and "hows" of using assessment in each phase of treatment.
*Disorder-specific "starter kits"--lists of essential checklists, rating scales, interviews, and progress measures, including links to exemplary free measures online.

See also the editors' Treatment of Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence, Fourth Edition.

Eric A. Youngstrom, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he is also Acting Director of the Center for Excellence in Research and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder. He was the inaugural recipient of the Early Career Award from the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA), and is an elected full member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Dr. Youngstrom has consulted on DSM-5 and ICD-11. He is past president of the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and currently chairs the Work Group on Child Diagnosis for the International Society for Bipolar Disorders and serves as President (2020) of APA Division 5, Quantitative and Qualitative Methods.

Mitchell J. Prinstein, PhD, ABPP, is the John Van Seters Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research examines interpersonal models of internalizing symptoms and health-risk behaviors among adolescents, with a focus on the unique role of peer relationships in the developmental psychopathology of depression, self-injury, and suicidality. An Associate Editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and a member of the National Institutes of Health’s Study Section on Psychosocial Development, Risk, and Prevention, Dr. Prinstein is a recipient of the Theodore Blau Early Career Award from the Society of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA), among other honors. He is a Fellow of the APA Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
 
Eric J. Mash, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Calgary and Affiliate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Oregon Health and Science University. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association and of the Society of Clinical Psychology, the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice, the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, and the Society of Pediatric Psychology of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Mash is also a Fellow and Charter Member of the Association for Psychological Science. He has served as an editor, editorial board member, and editorial consultant for numerous journals and has published widely on child and adolescent psychopathology, assessment, and treatment.
 
Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Dr. Barkley has worked with children, adolescents, and families since the 1970s and is the author of numerous bestselling books for both professionals and the public, including Taking Charge of ADHD and Your Defiant Child. He has also published six assessment scales and more than 280 scientific articles and book chapters on ADHD, executive functioning, and childhood defiance, and is editor of the newsletter The ADHD Report. A frequent conference presenter and speaker who is widely cited in the national media, Dr. Barkley is past president of the Section on Clinical Child Psychology (the former Division 12) of the American Psychological Association (APA), and of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. He is a recipient of awards from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the APA, among other honors. His website is www.russellbarkley.org.
 

I. General Principles and Skills
1. Introduction to Evidence-Based Assessment: A Recipe for Success, Eric A. Youngstrom & Mitchell J. Prinstein
2. The Prediction Phase of Evidence-Based Assessment, Anna Van Meter
3. The Prescription Phase of Evidence-Based Assessment, Amanda Jensen-Doss, Zabin Patel, Elizabeth Casline, & Bryce D. McLeod
4. Assessing Process: Are We There Yet?, Andrew Freeman & John Young
II. Behavior Disorders
5. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Julie Sarno Owens, Steven W. Evans, & Samantha M. Margherio
6. Conduct and Oppositional Disorders, Toni M. Walker, Paul J. Frick, & Robert J. McMahon
III. Internalizing Problems and Self-Harm
7. Depression, Benjamin L. Hankin & Joseph R. Cohen
8. Bipolar Spectrum Disorders, Eric A. Youngstrom, Emma E. Morton, & Greg Murray
9. Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors, Alexander J. Millner & Matthew K. Nock
IV. Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
10. Anxiety Disorders, Nicole Fleischer, Margaret E. Crane, & Philip C. Kendall
11. Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Jonathan S. Abramowitz & Jennifer L. Buchholz
V. Developmental and Cognitive Disorders
12. Autism Spectrum Disorder, Elisabeth Sheridan & Catherine Lord
13. Intellectual Disability, Randy J. Kamphaus & Emily Walden
14. Learning Disabilities, Ryan J. McGill, Kara M. Styck, & Stefan C. Dombrowski
VI. Stressful Events, Maltreatment, Trauma, and Loss
15. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Annette M. La Greca and BreAnne A. Danzi
16. Life Events, Kathryn Grant, Jocelyn Smith Carter, Emma Adam, & Yo Jackson
17. Assessing Bereavement and Grief Disorders, Christopher M. Layne & Julie B. Kaplow
18. Child Maltreatment, Helen M. Milojevich & Vicky Veitch Wolfe
VII. Problems of Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
19. Substance Use Problems, Tammy A. Chung & Frances L. Wang
20. Early-Onset Schizophrenia, Aditi Sharma & Jon M. McClellan
21. Eating and Feeding Disorders, Anna M. Bardone-Cone & Kristin M. von Ranson
22. Adolescent Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Berta J. Summers, Ilana E. Ladis, Hilary Weingarden, & Sabine Wilhelm
VIII. Health-Related Issues
23. Pediatric Sleep, Lisa J. Meltzer
24. Risky and Impulsive Behaviors, Kevin M. King, Madison C. Feil, Katherine Seldin, Michele R. Smith, Max A. Halvorson, & Kevin S. Kuehn