The Wiley Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology

The Wiley Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology offers a concise, up-to-date, and international overview of the study of developmental psychopathology. Examines the cognitive, neurobiological, genetic, and environmental influences on normal and abnormal development across the lifespan Incorporates methodology, theory, and the latest empirical research in a discussion of modern techniques for studying developmental psychopathology Considers the legal, societal, and policy impacts of changes to diagnostic categories in the light of the transition to DSM-5 Moves beyond a disorder-based discussion to address issues that cut across diagnostic categories

About the Author

David M. Williams is a Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Kent, UK. His current research focuses on the neuro-cognitive underpinnings of, and relations among, developmental disorders. He is an Associate Editor at the journal Research in Autism Spectrum Disorder and, in 2010, he was presented with the International Society of Autism Research's Young Investigator Award for his research into metacognition in autism.