2nd Edition
Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology A Developmental Perspective, Second Edition
Biography
Linda Wilmshurst, PhD, ABPP, is in Private Practice and teaches graduate students online at Capella University. She has previously taught in graduate programs and practiced internationally. Linda is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology, and is a licensed clinical and school psychologist in Florida.
The 2009 edition of Abnormal Child Psychology is well-organized and thorough. Dr. Wilmshurst’s proposal for revising the text focuses on updating the previously included content, while re-organizing some of the latter sections (expanding from 2 to 5 sections) to better fit with the new DSM-5. It is important, as Dr. Wilmshurst suggests, to maintain the five recurrent themes woven throughout the text, as well as use of the K-3 paradigm. This is a core text and I would adopt it if the proposed changes were incorporated in the revised text. Dr. Kerri Kim, Brown University.
The current edition matches my course very well. I like the way the book is organized and am hopeful that the organization will be retained in the updated version. This is a core text for advanced undergraduate and first year graduate courses. Professor Jessica Hoffman, New England University.
The two strongest features in my view are the 5 recurrent themes mentioned early in the text and the coverage of the coverage of the clinical diagnostic categories from a developmental perspective. I will probably adopt the second edition of this text. Ronald Kendrick EdD. Campbell University
