Overview
- Written by experts in the field
- Review of common assessment measures that are used to assess for the disorder
- Use of one or more case studies with assessment results
- Review of best-practices for intervention at school including specific educational programs, classroom and testing accommodations, and behavioral interventions
Part of the book series: Current Clinical Psychiatry (CCPSY)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Introduction to Assessment
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Common Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood
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Special Considerations
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About this book
The Massachusetts General Hospital Guide to Learning Disabilities is a vital took for child psychiatrists, students, assessment professionals, and other professionals studying or working with children suffering from learning disabilities.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Learning and Emotional Assessment Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Ellen B. Braaten, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Harvard Medical School
Director
Learning and Emotional Assessment Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Director
Clay Center for Young and Healthy Minds
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Massachusetts General Hospital Guide to Learning Disabilities
Book Subtitle: Assessing Learning Needs of Children and Adolescents
Editors: H. Kent Wilson, Ellen B. Braaten
Series Title: Current Clinical Psychiatry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98643-2
Publisher: Humana Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-98641-8Published: 22 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-98643-2Published: 13 December 2018
Series ISSN: 2626-241X
Series E-ISSN: 2626-2398
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 267
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations
Topics: Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, General Practice / Family Medicine, Pediatrics