Handbook of Preschool Mental Health: Development, Disorders, and Treatment

434 Pages·2016·5.651 MB·English

by  Joan L. Luby

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THE GUILFORD PRESS
HANDBOOK OF PRESCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH

Handbook of
PRESCHOOL
MENTAL HEALTH
Development, Disorders, and Treatment
second edition
edited by Joan L. Luby
The Guilford Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Luby, Joan L., editor.
Title: Handbook of preschool mental health : development, disorders, and
treatment / edited by Joan L. Luby.
Description: Second edition. | New York : The Guilford Press, [2017] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016027227 | ISBN 9781462527854 (hardback : acid-free paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Child psychiatry—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Preschool
children—Mental health—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | BISAC: PSYCHOLOGY /
Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent. | MEDICAL / Psychiatry / Child &
Adolescent. | EDUCATION / Counseling / General. | PSYCHOLOGY /
Developmental / Child.
Classification: LCC RJ499 .H36 2017 | DDC 618.92/89—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016027227
To my father, Elliot D. Luby, MD,
the first and wisest psychiatrist I have known
and my mentor in this field and in all matters of the soul

About the Editor
Joan L. Luby, MD, is the Samuel and Mae S. Ludwig Professor of Psychiatry
(Child) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where
she is also founder and director of the Early Emotional Development Pro-
gram. Dr. Luby’s research focuses on preschool mood disorders, particu-
larly depression—its clinical characteristics, biological markers, and associ-
ated alterations in brain and emotional development in young children with
depressive syndromes. Another key area of interest is treatment development
that focuses on early psychotherapeutic intervention, sensitive periods, and
neural markers of change. Dr. Luby’s contributions include establishing the
criteria for identification, validation, and early intervention in depressive
syndromes in the preschool age group, as well as studies showing the effect
of parental nurturance and early experiences of poverty on brain develop-
ment. She is a recipient of honors including the Gerald Klerman Prize for
Clinical Research from NARSAD (now the Brain and Behavior Research
Foundation) and the Irving Philips Award for Prevention from the Ameri-
can Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Luby has published
extensively in general and child psychiatry journals and serves on a number
of editorial boards.
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