Introduction to Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology

"The major strength of the text is the inclusion of DSM–5 information―that’s why I chose this book. It is also very comprehensive in its coverage of epidemiology, course, etiology, and comorbidities for each disorder. Students really enjoy the case studies in the text."

"This text is superior to the text that I am currently using. It is much more thorough and incorporates more research into the discussion."  

"I very much like the writing style, tone, and level of this text."  

"This text, overall, provides much more detail relative to other texts like it. This allows professors to determine the extent to which they would like to discuss a certain topic."

Robert Weis′ third edition of Introduction to Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology adopts a developmental psychopathology approach to understanding child disorders. Using case studies, this perspective examines the emergence of disorders over time, pays special attention to risk and protective factors that influence developmental processes and trajectories, and examines child psychopathology in the context of normal development.  Designed to be flexible via its focused modular organization, the text reflects the latest changes to the DSM (DSM 5, 2013) and is updated with new research and developments in the field.

Robert Weis is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at Denison University, a liberal arts college near Columbus, Ohio. He earned an AB in psychology from the University of Chicago and a PhD in clinical child psychology from Northern Illinois University. He completed his predoctoral and postdoctoral work in clinical child and pediatric psychology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Ohio) and Portage County Mental Health Center (Wisconsin). At Denison, he teaches courses in abnormal psychology, developmental psychopathology, systems of psychotherapy, and humanistic-existential psychology. He is a recipient of the Charles A. Brickman Teaching Excellence Award. His research interests are in children’s mental health program evaluation and the assessment of ADHD and learning disabilities. His work has been published in Psychological Science,the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the Journal of Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology, Psychological Assessment, the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, the Journal of Learning Disabilities, and Psychology in the Schools. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his wife, three children, and little dog.