Multicultural understanding of child and adolescent psychopathology

"The volume explores multicultural aspects of psychopathology from two major perspectives: empirically based and diagnostically based approaches. Assessment instruments used within each approach are thoroughly described, and international findings are reviewed and compared. Providing the most systematic examination m date of similarities and differences between cultures in the prevalence, patterns, and correlates of the problems reported for children, the authors analyze what the data reveal about general and culture-specific processes in psychopathology. They address methodological challenges, suggest ways that assessment may need to be adapted to the realities of different cultural contexts, and highlight evidence-based instruments and procedures that are particularly suited to multicultural applications. With an eye toward prevention and treatment, the book discusses specific contributions that multicultural research can make to identifying children and families at risk and developing effective clinical services."--Jacket.