Advances in Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 May 2023) | Viewed by 4489
Special Issue Editors
Interests: attachment-based research; attachment-based measures and interventions; mentalizing processes within the family; emotional functioning and child psychopathology; parent-child relationship
Interests: attachment-based research; attachment-based measures and interventions; mentalizing processes within the family; emotional functioning and child psychopathology; parent-child relationship
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue on “Advances in Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology” aims to show recent trends in the study of child and adolescent mental health by focusing on risk and protective factors, highlighting new empirical findings and theoretical perspectives, and suggesting clinical methodologies and interventions in order to understand and prevent pathways to psychological maladjustment in children, adolescents, and their families.
Many studies have addressed child and adolescent mental health, showing the link between intrapsychic and interpersonal processes; However, there are some specific developmental stages—such as middle childhood and adolescence—that have received less attention from scholars. Studies are, therefore, needed to grasp the role that different psychological factors (e.g., attachment, mentalizing, and emotional regulation processes) may play in determining vulnerability to psychopathology and in promoting psychological adjustment.
This Special Issue ultimately aims to propose possible routes for mental health professionals to respond to inquiries about promoting psychological adjustment in children and adolescents, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Researchers are invited to contribute original research to be considered for publication. Submissions should include empirical and theoretical articles, systematic reviews or meta-analyses, and clinical case studies. Original research articles, including a multi-method approach or a longitudinal design, are especially welcome.
We are interested in topics including but not limited to:
- Child and adolescent mental health;
- High-risk samples;
- Risk and protective factors;
- Emotional, cognitive, and physiological processes;
- Parental and familial relationships;
- Evidence-based clinical interventions for children and their families.
Dr. Fabiola Bizzi
Dr. Simone Charpentier Mora
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- childhood
- adolescence
- child mental health
- psychological adjustment
- risk and protective factors
