"Childhood psychopathology" refers to the abnormal or unhealthy behaviors, emotions, and thoughts that children may experience, which can affect their overall mental well-being.
Full definition
Recent reports indicate that adjustment problems
in childhood psychopathology are related to structural brain characteristics (9 ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ — 13), but the brain basis for development of self - regulation in normal children is less well - understood.
Preschool is a valuable time to identify and
treat childhood psychopathology, and parent report is likely to provide a particularly informative perspective.
Ideally, a diagnosis of ADHD in gifted children should be made by a multidisciplinary team that includes at least one clinician trained in
differentiating childhood psychopathologies and one professional who understands the normal range of developmental characteristics of gifted children.
Parenting stress and
childhood psychopathology: An examination of specificity to internalizing and externalizing symptoms
Review of the evidence base for treatment of
childhood psychopathology: externalizing disorders
Informant discrepancies in the assessment of
childhood psychopathology: A critical review, theoretical framework, and recommendations for further study
Of all
the childhood psychopathologies, antisocial and aggressive behaviour problems such as Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD) account for the greatest cost to psychological, psychiatric and social services [1].
Internalizing and Externalizing Problem Behavior were almost as stable as personality traits, suggesting that
childhood psychopathology is more persistent than generally assumed.