The Oxford Handbook of Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Mental Health Assessment

Rebecca DelCarmen-Wiggins, PhD is a Health Scientist at the National Institutes of Health currently working to advance consideration of women's health and gender influences in research aimed at improving mental health. Dr. DelCarmen-Wiggins was previously the Chief of the Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Early Childhood Research Program in the Division of Developmental Translational Research at the National Institute of Mental Health. Trained as a clinical child psychologist, Dr. DelCarmen-Wiggins is also a licensed psychologist in Washington, DC and Maryland. She is the recipient of a National Service Research Award. She has conducted research studies in the area of infant attachment and has authored or coauthored a number of articles and book chapters in the topic of mental health in young children. Alice Carter, PhD is a Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Massachusetts Boston working to advance early identification of psychopathology andneurodevelopmental disabilities as well as factors that place children at risk for difficulties in social and emotional development. Dr. Carter was previously an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Yale University with a joint appointment in the Yale Child Study Center. A former fellow of Zero to Three, Dr. Carter is an author or co-author of over 200 articles and chapters and the co-author of the Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (ITSEA) and the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) with Margaret Briggs-Gowan, PhD. Her recent work is focused on addressing health disparities by improving early identification, evaluation, and treatment of infants and toddlers with autism spectrum disorders.

• Introduction Part I. Contextual Factors in Early AssessmentChapter 1: Cultural Perspectives for Assessing Infants and Young ChildrenMichelle Sarche, Monica Tsethlikai, Leandra Godoy, Robert Emde, & Candace FlemingChapter 2: Theoretical and Empirical Foundations for Early Relationship Assessment in Evaluating Infant and Toddler Mental HealthRoseanne Clark, Audrey Tluczek, Elizabeth C. Moore, & Amber L. EvensonChapter 3: Assessment of Early Parent Child RelationshipsRoseanne Clark, Audrey Tluczek, Elizabeth C. Moore, Amber L. EvensonChapter 4: Apprehending the Interpersonal Context of Early Childhood Development: A New Systemic Approach to Infant-Family AssessmentJames McHale & Susan DicksteinChapter 5: Assessment in Early Care and Education EnvironmentsLaura Stout Sosinsky & Rachel A. GordonPart II. Temperament and Regulation in Assessment of Young Children Chapter 6: Historical Background of the Study of Temperament and New Perspectives on Assessment Samuel P. Putnam, Maria A. Gartstein, & Mary Rothbart Chapter 7: Distinguishing Temperament from PsychopathologyDavid RettewChapter 8: Infant Temperament and Early Self-RegulationPatricia Tan & Pamela Marie ColePart III. Early Problems and DisordersChapter 9: The Preschool Age Psychiatric Assessment (PAPA): A Structured Parent Interview for Assessing Psychiatric Symptoms and Disorders in Preschool Children Helen Egger, Adrian Angold, Brian Small, & William CopelandChapter 10: Quantitative and Multicultural Assessment of Preschoolers' Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Problems: Multi Cultural Perspectives Thomas AchenbachChapter 11: Assessment of Attachment in Infancy and Early ChildhoodNeil W. Boris, Tessa Chesher, & Valerie Wajda-JohnsonChapter 12: Assessment of Sensory Processing Disorder: The Interplay with Affect in the Context of RelationshipLucy Jane Miller, Molly Witten, & Roianne R. AhnChapter 13: Assessment of Language in Young ChildrenLeslie RescorlaChapter 14: Affective DisordersCynthia Rogers & Joan L. LubyChapter 15: Social Processes and Risk for Autism Cheryl Klaiman, Celine A. Saulnier, Emily Rubin, Katarzyna Chawarska, & Ami KlinChapter 16: The Contribution of Developmentally Sensitive Measurement to Assessment of Disruptive Behavior in Young Children Sarah A.O. Gray & Lauren S. WakschlagChapter 17: Fear and Anxiety in Young Children and Their AssessmentSuzanne Broeren, Jennifer Hudson, & Ronald M. RapeeIV. Translation and Varied Applied Settings for AssessmentChapter 18: A Community-Based Approach to Infant Mental Health Assessment: Infants and Parents at High Psychosocial RiskMiri Keren & Ruth FeldmanChapter 19: Screening for Risk in a Primary Care Setting Lynne C. Huffman & Joan Baran Chapter 20: Second Stage Screening and ReferralRebecca B. Silver, Megan Beers, Leandra Godoy, & Susan Dickstein Epilogue & Future DirectionsAlice S. Carter & Rebecca Del Carmen-Wiggins

A masterful revision of the first comprehensive approach to mental health assessments issues in infants and young children. The first edition was a classic and this 2nd edition continues this tradition. This will be a critically important book for research and clinicians alike. It remains the definitive guide to the topic of infant mental health assessment.