Main description:

Preeminent clinical child and adolescent psychological scientists offer an agenda for future research in this compendium of thought pieces. On a wide range of topics including ADHD, depression, self-injury, emotion regulation, conduct problems, addictions, clinical assessment and therapy, and many more, scientists review the current state of the literature and offer specific recommendations for what investigators next need to tackle to reduce mental illness among youth. Chapters include a discussion of theories and methods in clinical child and adolescent psychology, current funding priorities, and the intersection of traditional clinical psychology research with the burgeoning field of psychological neuroscience. This book is an essential resource for classes on clinical child and adolescent psychopathology and treatment. It also provides a unique guide for undergraduate and early graduate students who are determining how to start their research careers in the field. All of the chapters in this book were originally published as articles in the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.

Contents:

Part I: Evidence Based Practice 1. Future directions for dissemination and implementation science: aligning ecological theory and public health to close the research to practice gap 2. Structuring the collaboration of science and service in pursuit of a shared vision 3. Future Directions for the Implementation and Dissemination of Statewide Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Integrated Health Care 4. Healthcare Reform and Preparing the Future Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Workforce 5. Future directions in the design, development, and investigation of technology as a service delivery vehicle 6. Toward Dynamic Adaptation of Psychological Interventions for Child and Adolescent Development and Mental Health 7. Advancing the Scientific Foundation for Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 8. Evidence-based youth psychotherapy in the mental health ecosystem 9. Future directions in psychological assessment: Combining evidence-based medicine innovations with psychology's historical strengths to enhance utility Part II: Internalizing Disorders 10. Future directions in research on psychotherapy for adolescent depression 11. Future directions for research on youth with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders 12. Future directions in vulnerability to depression among youth: Integrating risk factors and processes across multiple levels of analysis 13. No need to worry: The promising future of child anxiety research 14. Future directions for the study of suicide and self-injury 15. The scientific legacy of Little Hans and Little Albert: Future directions for research on specific phobias in youth 16. Future research directions in the positive valence systems: Measurement, development, and implications for youth unipolar depression Part III: Pervasive Developmental Disorders 17. Future directions for research in autism spectrum disorders Part IV: Eating Disorders 18. Future directions in etiologic, prevention, and treatment research for eating disorders Part V: Disruptive Behavior Disorders and Addictions 19. Developmental pathways to conduct disorder: Implications for future directions in research, assessment, and treatment 20. Future directions in the developmental science of addictions 21. Future directions in ADHD etiology research 22. Future directions for research on the development and prevention of early conduct problems Part VI: Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Predictors and Processes 23. Future directions in emotion dysregulation and youth psychopathology 24. Future directions in the study of social relationships as regulators of the HPA axis across development 25. Future directions in childhood adversity and youth psychopathology 26. Future directions for research on the development of relational and physical peer victimization Part VII: Understudied Topics 27. Future Directions in Research on Racism-Related Stress and Racial-Ethnic Protective Factors for Black Youth 28. Future Directions in Sleep and Developmental Psychopathology 29. Future directions in research on sexual minority adolescent mental, behavioral, and sexual health 30. Future directions for positive development intervention research