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This work addresses contemporary issues in prevention science and characteristics of abusable substances. It also features coverage of the historical contexts of substance abuse and the impact of drug and alcohol abuse on society.

This work addresses contemporary issues in prevention science and characteristics of abusable substances. It also features coverage of the historical contexts of substance abuse and the impact of drug and alcohol abuse on society.

During the past decade, a dramatic increase in research and clinical interest has risen in child abuse and neglect. This recent growth in awareness isdue at leastpartly to thealarmingstatisticsdocumentingthe incidence of child maltreatment. Almost one million children are re ported to be abused and neglected each year, and many experts believe that this figure underestimates the true incidence. Indeed, recentsurveys suggest that almost 1. 5 mi...

Scarcely a day passes without the media detailing some form of human aggression, whether it be on its grandest scale in the form of war, random bombings and shootings in the streets, torture in a prison camp, murder by gangs, wife abuse resulting in the murder of the husband, or the physical abuse of children, sometimes resulting in their death. Frequently perpetrators of human aggression, when arrested and tried in court, resort to a psychiat...

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Practical and insightful strategies to help children thrive in adverse living conditions Clinicians striving to intervene and provide treatment for children living under adverse circumstances often find themselves fighting a losing battle with forces beyond their control- drugs, disease, violence, and poverty- which reflect the everyday reality for these children and their families. In Handbook of Prevention and Treatment with Children and Ado...

Child Psychopathology presents an overview of the classification and diagnosis, genetic, sociological, and neuropsychiatric influences, and research and behavioral considerations of psychopathology in infants and children. This state-of-the-art volume also includes the latest research on the major childhood disorders and discusses the three most popular treatment approaches.