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Identification and Measurement of Maladaptive Behaviors in Preschool Children: Movement Toward a Preventive Model of Care
Author(s) -
Seed Mary St. Jonn
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.1999.tb00046.x
Subject(s) - psychopathology , psychology , child psychopathology , checklist , intervention (counseling) , clinical psychology , population , identification (biology) , developmental psychopathology , perspective (graphical) , developmental psychology , life span , psychiatry , medicine , gerontology , botany , environmental health , artificial intelligence , cognitive psychology , computer science , biology
TOPIC. The early identification and intervention of maladaptive behaviors in preschool children as a precedent to the prevention of psychiatric disorders across the life span. PURPOSE. To inform clinicians of maladaptive behaviors in the preschool population and the current diagnostic classifications used. SOURCES. A developmental psychopathology perspective. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, Diagnostic Classification: 0‐3, and the Child Behavior Checklist/2‐3 classification systems. CONCLUSIONS. Initial evidence indicates that maladaptive behaviors in preschool children can be predictive of later psychopathology. Further research is needed to refine and test the classification systems presented in order to identify and interuene with at‐risk preschool children.