Advances in Clinical Child Psychology

• 1. Parenting a Young Child with Conduct Problems: New Insights Using Qualitative Methods.- 1. Introduction.- 3. Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research.- 4. Types of Qualitative Research.- 5. Grounded Theory—Methodology.- 6. Why Do Qualitative Research on Conduct Problems?.- 7. Study 1. The Meaning of Having a Child with Conduct Problems: “Families under Siege”.- 8. Study 2. Parents Undergoing Therapy: An Experience of Gaining Knowledge and Control.- 9. Three-Year Follow-Up: Moving beyond the Intervention—“The Work Continues”.- 10. Conclusion.- 11. References.- 2. Community-Based Residential Treatment for Adolescents with Conduct Disorder.- 1. Overview.- 2. Pilot Studies on the Efficacy of the Oregon Social Learning Center Treatment Foster Care Programs.- 3. Conclusions.- 4. References.- 3. Stress-Coping Model of Adolescent Substance Use.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Theoretical Models of Adolescent Substance Use.- 3. Overview of Research Methods.- 4. Stress and Substance Use.- 5. Coping and Substance Use.- 6. Stress-Buffering Effects of Support and Competence.- 8. Current Conclusions and Further Directions.- 9. References.- 4. Race, Ethnicity, and Children’s Peer Relations.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Defining and Measuring Ethnicity.- 3. Ethnicity-Related Social Values and Practices.- 4. Social Cognition and Perceptions of Peers.- 5. Friendship, Peer Acceptance, and Ethnicity.- 6. Conclusions, Implications, and Future Directions.- 7. References.- 5. Childhood Neuromotor Soft Signs, Behavior Problems, and Adult Psychopathology.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Soft Signs of Neuromotor Dysfunction in Children.- 3. The Relation between Childhood Neuromotor Functions and Behavior Problems.- 4. The Emory Study of Precursors of Adult Psychopathology.- 5. Conclusions.- 6.Appendix: Neuromotor Rating Scale.- 7. References.- 6. Students with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Their Teachers: Implications of a Goodness-of-Fit Perspective.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Compatibility Equations.- 3. Implications for School-Based Assessment and Intervention.- 4. Implications for Applied Research.- 5. Implications for Teacher Training.- 6. Summary.- 7. References.- 7. A Psychosocial Model of Children’s Health Status.- 1. Background and Objectives.- 2. Primary Child Variables Associated with Health Status.- 3. Secondary Variables Associated with Health Status.- 4. Parental Factors That Influence Children’s Health Status.- 5. Socialization of Health Behaviors.- 6. Social Learning Processes: Reinforcement and Modeling.- 7. Maternal Negative Affect and Socialization of Illness Behavior.- 8. Learned Illness Behavior: Recurrent Abdominal Pain as an Exemplar.- 9. Conclusion.- 10. References.- 8. New Directions in Behavioral Family Intervention with Children.- 1. Introduction.- 2. What Is Behavioral Family Intervention?.- 3. Applications with Health-Related Problems.- 4. Applications with Childhood Anxiety Disorders.- 5. Applications with Conduct-Problem Children.- 6. Applications with Maritally Distressed and Remarried Families.- 7. Issues and Future Directions.- 8. Conclusion.- 9. References.- 9. Emerging Trends in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.- 1. Introduction.- 2. New Directions.- 3. Alternative Approaches.- 4. Emerging Issues.- 5. References.

'This series has become indispensable to all clinical child psychologists and highly recommended for other child mental health professionals. The editors are again to be congratulated for persuading leading figures in diverse fields not only to summarize key developments in their chosen area but to do so authoritatively yet in a uniformly lively and readable fashion...There is something here for all developmental psychologists and child mental health professionals.' British Journal of Developmental Psychology (1997)