Includes bibliographical references (p. R1- R51) and indexes.

Introduction -- Research methods and ethical issues -- Basic psychological theories -- Quantitative behavioral genetics -- Classification, diagnosis, and assessment -- Conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Bipolar disorder -- Depressive disorders -- Anxiety disorders -- Mental retardation -- Autism and other pervasive developmental disorders -- Childhood-onset schizophrenia -- Disorders associated with trauma or maltreatment (posttraumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder, dissociative disorders, reactive attachment disorder) -- Disorders related to physical health and functioning (somatoform disorders, childhood obesity, elimination disorders).