This fully updated new edition of The Oxford Handbook of Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Mental Health Assessment remains the leading reference for those seeking to understand and assess mental health in infants and young children. Detailing the latest empirical research on measures and methods of infant and young child assessment and providing clinically applicable information for practitioners, this handbook takes a closer look at current developmentally based conceptualizations of mental health function and dysfunction in infants and young children as well as current and new diagnostic criteria in specific disorders such as sensory modulation dysfunction, autism spectrum disorders, affective disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder.Presented in four sections, chapters correspond to four broad themes: contextual factors in early assessment; temperament and regulation in assessment of young children; early problems and disorders; and translation and varied applied settings for assessment. Each chapter presents state of the science information on valid, developmentally based clinical assessment and makes recommendations based on developmental theory, empirical findings, and clinical experience. Chapters have been added to this second edition covering family assessment, early care and educational environments, new approaches for distinguishing temperament from psychopathology, assessing language, and implementing second stage screening and referral. The volume recognizes and highlights the important role of developmental, social, and cultural contexts in approaching the challenge of assessing early problems and disorders. This new, updated volume will be an ideal resource for teachers, researchers, and a wide variety of clinicians and trainees including child psychologists and psychiatrists, early interventionists, and early special educators.

IntroductionPart I. Contextual Factors in Early AssessmentChapter 1: Cultural Perspectives for Assessing Infants and Young ChildrenMichelle Sarche, Monica Tsethlikai, Leandra Godoy, Robert Emde, & Candace FlemingChapter 2: Theoretical and Empirical Foundations for Early Relationship Assessmentin Evaluating Infant and Toddler Mental HealthRoseanne Clark, Audrey Tluczek, Elizabeth C. Moore, & Amber L. EvensonChapter 3: Assessment of Early Parent Child RelationshipsRoseanne Clark, Audrey Tluczek, Elizabeth C. Moore, Amber L. EvensonChapter 4: Apprehending the Interpersonal Context of Early Childhood Development: A New Systemic Approach to Infant-Family AssessmentJames McHale & Susan DicksteinChapter 5: Assessment in Early Care and Education EnvironmentsLaura Stout Sosinsky & Rachel A. GordonPart II. Temperament and Regulation in Assessment of Young ChildrenChapter 6: Historical Background of the Study of Temperament and New Perspectives on AssessmentSamuel P. Putnam, Maria A. Gartstein, & Mary RothbartChapter 7: Distinguishing Temperament from PsychopathologyDavid RettewChapter 8: Infant Temperament and Early Self-RegulationPatricia Tan & Pamela Marie ColePart III. Early Problems and DisordersChapter 9: The Preschool Age Psychiatric Assessment (PAPA): A Structured Parent Interview for Assessing Psychiatric Symptoms and Disorders in Preschool ChildrenHelen Egger, Adrian Angold, Brian Small, & William CopelandChapter 10: Quantitative and Multicultural Assessment of Preschoolers' Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Problems: Multi Cultural PerspectivesThomas AchenbachChapter 11: Assessment of Attachment in Infancy and Early ChildhoodNeil W. Boris, Tessa Chesher, & Valerie Wajda-JohnsonChapter 12: Assessment of Sensory Processing Disorder: The Interplay with Affect in the Context of RelationshipLucy Jane Miller, Molly Witten, & Roianne R. AhnChapter 13: Assessment of Language in Young ChildrenLeslie RescorlaChapter 14: Affective DisordersCynthia Rogers & Joan L. LubyChapter 15: Social Processes and Risk for AutismCheryl Klaiman, Celine A. Saulnier, Emily Rubin, Katarzyna Chawarska, & Ami KlinChapter 16: The Contribution of Developmentally Sensitive Measurement to Assessment of Disruptive Behavior in Young ChildrenSarah A.O. Gray & Lauren S. WakschlagChapter 17: Fear and Anxiety in Young Children and Their AssessmentSuzanne Broeren, Jennifer Hudson, & Ronald M. RapeeIV. Translation and Varied Applied Settings for AssessmentChapter 18: A Community-Based Approach to Infant Mental Health Assessment: Infants and Parents at High Psychosocial RiskMiri Keren & Ruth FeldmanChapter 19: Screening for Risk in a Primary Care SettingLynne C. Huffman & Joan BaranChapter 20: Second Stage Screening and ReferralRebecca B. Silver, Megan Beers, Leandra Godoy, & Susan DicksteinEpilogue & Future DirectionsAlice S. Carter & Rebecca Del Carmen-Wiggins