Book Review: Christianity and Developmental Psychopathology: Foundations and Approaches

Abstract

(from the cover) Since its origin in the early 1980s, the field of developmental psychopathology has become a highly influential framework for approaching the clinical treatment of children. Until now there has been no effort to integrate this framework with a Christian understanding of psychopathology. The essays in this volume break new ground by providing Christian mental health professionals with a theoretically and empirically sound basis for working with children, adolescents and families. Throughout the book, the authors explore three integrative themes, looking at children as divine gifts, as persons and as agents in their own development. Christianity and Developmental Psychopathology makes an important contribution to a conversation that is still in its infancy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved)