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American Psychiatric Association. 2013. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. (5th ed.) (DSM-5). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association,

Annotation: This document is an authoritative resource that defines and classifies mental disorders in order to improve diagnoses, treatment, and research.

Contact: American Psychiatric Publishing, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825, Arlington, VA 22209, Telephone: 703-907-7322 Secondary Telephone: 800-368-5777 Fax: 703-907-1091 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.appi.org $117.70, plus shipping and handling. Document Number: ISBN 0-89042-0254.

Keywords: Autism, Children, Clinical psychology, Mental health, Psychiatry

Shonkoff J, Garner A and American Academy of Pediatrics. 2012. The lifelong effects of early childhood adversity and toxic stress. Pediatrics 129(1):e232-e246, (Technical report)

Walker A Jr, ed. 2007. Thesaurus of psychological index terms. (11th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, irregular.

Annotation: This thesaurus presents a controlled vocabulary for structuring the subject matter of psychology and for indexing and retrieval. It has three sections: the relationship section shows the hierarchical relationships of each term; the rotated alphabetical terms section lists each term in alphabetical order by each significant word in the term; and the clusters sections groups terms that are related to each other conceptually rather than hierarchically.

Contact: American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20002-4242, Telephone: (202) 336-5500 Secondary Telephone: (800) 374-2721 Fax: (202) 336-6069 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.apa.org Print copy available from the publisher. Document Number: ISBN 1-55798-402-6.

Keywords: Child health, Maternal health, Psychology, Thesauri

Timm M, Doubet S. 2007. Acknowledging children's positive behaviors. Nashville, TN: Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning, 5 pp. (What works brief series, issue 22)

Annotation: This report describes how educators, family members, and other caregivers can acknowledge positive behavior in children as a strategy to help eliminate undesirable behavior. It describes how the strategy works, how to design a plan to meet individual needs, what behavioral changes can be expected, what type of resources are needed, and which children are likely to benefit from the strategy. Examples of positive behavior scenarios are included.

Contact: Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning , Vanderbilt University, Box 328 GPC, Nashville, TN 37203, Telephone: (615) 322-3978 Secondary Telephone: (866) 433-1966 Fax: (615) 343-1570 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel Available from the website.

Keywords: Behavior modification, Child behavior, Child psychology, Social behavior

Buysse V, Wesley PW, eds. 2006. Evidence-based practice in the early childhood field. Washington, DC: Zero to Three Press, 258 pp.

Annotation: This book looks at the evidence-based movement in the early childhood field, including early childhood education, early childhood special education, early intervention, child care, infant and child mental health, developmental and clinical psychology, social work, and the medical and allied health professions, among other areas. The book is organized around three questions: (1) what is evidence-based practice, and how did it emerge?, (2) how will evidence-based practice affect the early childhood field?, and (3) what are some promising practices, strategies, and future directions for implementing evidence-based practice? The book also discusses research on the impact of evidence-based practice, the evidence-based practice movement and its effect on knowledge utilization, making the case for evidence-based policy, building and establishing the evidence base, and reflections and recommendations. Each chapter includes references. The book includes an index.

Contact: ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, 1255 23rd Street, N.W., Suite 350, Washington, DC 20037, Telephone: (202) 638-1144 Fax: (202) 638-0851 Web Site: http://www.zerotothree.org Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-943657-95-4.

Keywords: Child health, Clinical psychology, Developmental psychology, Early childhood development, Early childhood education, Evidence-based practice, Mental health, Public policy, Social work, Special education, Young children

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. 2001. Biobehavioral development. Bethesda, MD: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 23 pp. (From cells to selves)

Annotation: This document refines the goals and objectives of a strategic plan to better understand the developmental processes involved in forming cognitive, learning, emotional, social, and physical behaviors, and the biological and environmental factors that make infants, children, and adolescents more susceptible to behavioral disorders or to adopting risk-taking and violent behaviors. Chapter sections includes the strategic planning process, an outline of the scientific goals of the strategic plan, the importance of research technologies and resources, and the need for integrated training and education. The appendix includes a roster of working groups advisors.

Contact: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, P.O. Box 3006, Rockville, MD 20847, Telephone: (800) 370-2943 Secondary Telephone: (888) 320-6942 Fax: (866) 760-5947 Web Site: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/Pages/index.aspx Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent development, Behavioral medicine, Behavioral sciences, Child development, Developmental psychology, Research, Strategic plans

Shonkoff JP, Phillips DA, eds. and Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development. 2000. From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of early childhood development. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 588 pp.

Annotation: This book is a report of a two- and-a-half year project in which the Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development, established by the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, was given the task of updating and evaluating the current science of early childhood development. The committee reviewed a body of research covering the period from before birth to the first day of kindergarten. The report introduces the concepts of the study. It discusses the nature and tasks of early development and the context for early development. The report includes conclusions, recommendations, references and an index. The appendices include: A. Related reports from the National Academies; B. Defining and estimating causal effects; C. Technologies for studying the developing human brain; and D. Biographical sketches of committee members. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-309-06988-2.

Keywords: Behavioral sciences, Developmental psychology, Early childhood development, Genetics, Infants, Neural development, Social sciences, Studies, Young children

Pruitt DB, ed. 1999. Your child: What every parent needs to know about childhood development from birth to preadolescence. Ney York, NY: HarperCollins, 470 pp.

Annotation: This book is designed to provide guidance to parents in their day to day interactions with their children. It covers a range of practical issues: choosing the right pediatric, sleep problems, child's self esteem, school difficulties, and coping with disrupting family life. Part one, the life of the child, presents the child's development, from infancy to the preadolescent years. Part two, day to day problem behavior, describes everyday behaviors, feelings, and reactions. Part three, serious problems and abnormalities, discusses concerns that represent serious obstacles to the child's development and family life. Part four, seeking help, offers practical advice and useful information to guide parents when professional mental health intervention is required.

Contact: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 3615 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20016-3007, Telephone: (202) 966-7300 Fax: (202) 966-2891 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.aacap.org Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-06-270158-4.

Keywords: Child behavior, Child care, Child development, Child health, Child mental health, Child nutrition, Child psychology, Children, Disorders

Eagle CJ, Colman C. 1993. All that she can be: Helping your daughter achieve her full potential and maintain her self-esteem during the critical years of adolescence. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 252 pp.

Annotation: This book is written for parents of adolescent daughters. The purpose is to help parents help their daughters maintain self-esteem through the adolescent years. Sections cover puberty, peer pressure, dating, sexuality, school performance, and self-destructive behaviors. Also covered are divorce and its effect on families, identifying adolescent girls at risk, and family dynamics.

Contact: Simon and Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas , New York, NY 10020, Telephone: (212) 698-7000 Contact Phone: (800) 223-2336 Web Site: http://www.simonsays.com/ $22.00 plus shipping and handling.

Keywords: Adolescent psychology, Adolescents, Families, Father child relations, High risk populations, Mother child relations, Parenting, Psychosocial development, Puberty, Self esteem, Sexuality

Greenspan SI. 1993. Playground politics: Understanding the emotional life of your school-age child. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Publishing, 314 pp.

Annotation: This book describes the phases of emotional development which children experience from age 5 through 12 as they move away from emotional dependence on families. The author describes three phases. The first phase is when children's lives are centered on themselves and their families; the second phase is characterized as playground politics where other children play a role; and the third phase focuses on the development of an internal identity separate from family and friends.

Contact: Pearson Higher Education, Addison-Wesley , One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458, Telephone: (201) 236-7000 Contact Phone: (800) 822-6339 Web Site: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/ Available in libraries.

Keywords: Adolescent development, Behavior, Child health, Child psychology, Emotional development, Personality development, Psychosocial development

National Research Council, Panel on Research on Child Abuse and Neglect. 1993. Understanding child abuse and neglect. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 393 pp.

Annotation: This book reports the findings of an expert panel established to develop a research agenda for future studies of child and adolescent maltreatment. The panel was to examine the quality of existing research, determine areas of strength and weakness, and offer guidance regarding ways in which current and future research resources might be directed to improve the development of the field. Topics include identification and definitions of child maltreatment, scope of the problem, etiology of maltreatment, prevention, consequences of abuse and neglect, intervention and treatment, human resources, instrumentation, and research infrastructure, ethical and legal issues in maltreatment research, and research priorities.

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Contact Phone: (800) 624-6242 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available from the website. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHG088.

Keywords: Adolescents, Child abuse, Child neglect, Children, Family violence, Injury prevention, Measurement tools, Population surveillance, Program development, Psychology, Research

Brazelton T. 1992. Touchpoints. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Publishing, 481 pp.

Annotation: This book examines the patterns of growth and development in emotions and behavior of children from infancy to the age of three. It discusses these challenges to development: allergies; bedwetting; crying; depression; developmental disabilities; discipline; divorce; emotional manipulation; fears; feeding problems; habits; hospitalization; hypersensitivity and hyperactivity; illness; imaginary friends; loss and grief; lying, stealing, and cheating; manners; prematurity; school readiness; self-esteem; separation; sibling rivalry; sleep problems; spacing children; speech and hearing problems; stomach aches and headaches; television; and toilet training. The last section discusses allies in development: fathers and mothers, grandparents, friends, caregivers, and the child's doctor.

Contact: Pearson Higher Education, Addison-Wesley , One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458, Telephone: (201) 236-7000 Contact Phone: (800) 822-6339 Web Site: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/ $23.99 plus shipping.

Keywords: Behavior, Child development, Child health, Child psychology, Emotional development, Infant development, Infant health, Infants

Greenspan SI. 1992. Infancy and early childhood: The practice of clinical assessment and intervention with emotional and developmental changes. Madison, CT: International Universities Press, 814 pp.

Annotation: This book provides a systematic framework for the clinical assessment, treatment, and prevention of emotional and developmental problems in infants and young children. The first chapter describes the six developmental levels that affect a child's maturation. Subsequent chapters focus on taking a developmental history, utilizing the Functional Emotional Assessment Scale, and selecting the appropriate therapeutic approach. Several chapters discuss floor time activities for parents, educators, and therapists. Interactive, regulatory, and multisystem developmental disorders are discussed. Appendices include discussions of speech pathology, occupational therapy, and ego development as well as a list of available assessment tools and a guide to establishing clinical infant and child development programs.

Contact: International Universities Press, Inc., 59 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT 06443, Telephone: (203) 245-4000 Fax: (203) 245-0775 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.iup.com/ Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-8236-2633-4.

Keywords: Assessment, Assessment tools, Case studies, Child development, Child health, Child psychology, Children with special health care needs, Developmental psychology, Developmental stages, Early intervention, Ego development, Emotional development, Infant development, Infant health, Infants with special health care needs, Mental health, Occupational therapy, Personality development, Program development, Psychotherapy, Speech tests

Greenspan S, Greenspan NT. 1989. First feelings: Milestones in the emotional development of your baby and child. New York, NY: Viking Penguin, 247 pp.

Annotation: This book is written to help parents understand the emotional development of their young children. Topics covered include self-regulation and interest in the world, forming relationships, developing intentional communication, the emergence of an organized sense of self, creating emotional ideas, and emotional thinking: the basis for fantasy, reality, and self-esteem.

Keywords: Child health, Child psychology, Emotional development

Winnicott DW. 1987. Babies and their mothers. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Publishing, 128 pp. (Classics in child development)

Annotation: This book is composed of papers and talks given to pediatricians, general practitioners, nurses, midwives, nursery school teachers, and parents about the psychological processes that take place in the infant around the time of birth and shortly thereafter and the implications that ensue for those who have care of newborn babies and their mothers.

Contact: Pearson Higher Education, Addison-Wesley , One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458, Telephone: (201) 236-7000 Contact Phone: (800) 822-6339 Web Site: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/ Available in libraries.

Keywords: Child psychology, Infant development, Mother child relations, Newborn infants, Psychological development

Brazelton TB. 1987. What every baby knows. New York, NY: Addison Wesley Publishing, 274 pp.

Annotation: This book is the result of a series of interviews with and filming of five families that examined common child rearing issues. Each chapter describes the history of the family, two or three problems raised at office visits with the pediatrician, and family follow-up. Topics include a quiet child versus an active one; sibling rivalry; discipline; separation and divorce; sleep; crying; the middle child; walking; overload; sense of self; early learning; a new member of the family; and fears and fantasies.

Contact: Pearson Higher Education, Addison-Wesley , One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458, Telephone: (201) 236-7000 Contact Phone: (800) 822-6339 Web Site: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/ Available in libraries.

Keywords: Case studies, Child psychology, Child rearing, Parent child relations, Parenting, Personal narratives

Schaefer CE, Millman HL, Sichel SM, Zwilling JR. 1986. Advances in therapies for children. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 450 pp. (Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series)

Annotation: This book provides summaries of literature on the latest developments in therapy for children with emotional and behavioral problems. Topics include neurotic behaviors (such as nightmares, depression, and school phobias); habit disorders (such as eating difficulty, sleep disturbance, and self-injurious behavior); antisocial behaviors (such as temper tantrums, aggressiveness, and stealing); hyperkinetic behavior; and disturbed relationships with other children and with parents (such as hostility, sibling rivalry, and noncompliance).

Contact: Jossey-Bass Publishers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Corporate Headquarters, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, Telephone: (201) 748-6000 Fax: (201) 748-6088 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.JosseyBass.com Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 1-55542-010-9.

Keywords: Affective disorders, Behavior disorders, Child psychiatry, Child psychology, Parent child relations

Auerbach SM, Stolberg AL, eds. 1986. Crisis intervention with children and families. New York, NY: Hemisphere , 259 pp. (The series in clinical and community psychology)

Annotation: This book examines the theories of crisis intervention and explores types of interventions used to help children and their families in normal developmental crises and in extraordinary situations. Topics include life changes, divorce, school adjustment, medical procedures, sexual child abuse, coping for siblings of children with serious illness, children exposed to natural disasters, children with physical disabilities, and the effects of the holocaust on survivors and their families.

Keywords: Child mental health, Child psychology, Mental disorders, Mental health services, Prevention

Greenspan SI. 1981. Psychopathology and adaptation in infancy and early childhood: Principles of clinical diagnosis and preventive intervention. Madison, CT: International Universities Press, 263 pp. (Clinical infant reports series; no. 1)

Tronick E, Adamson L. 1980. Babies as people: New findings on our social beginnings. New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, Collier Books, 178 pp.

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