Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children and Adolescents: Assessment and Intervention

Dear Colleagues,

Emotional (i.e., anxiety, mood disorders, peer problems) and behavioral (i.e., hyperactivity, conduct problems) issues are drastically increasing among children and adolescents. They present a hazard for youths’ well-being and development, frequently leading to persistent adverse outcomes. The current COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the importance of addressing these burdensome problems. Therefore, the current Special Issue aims to gather original and interesting articles presenting the latest news about the assessment, prevention, and treatment of youths’ emotional and behavioral problems. We will also consider articles exploring the protective and risk factors of emotional and behavioral problems.

We invite both empirical studies and conceptual/theoretical contributions related to the above-described topics for this Special Issue. We are open to various theoretical, practical, and methodological perspectives, and hope that this Special Issue will be a multifaceted and stimulating collection of works with multiple perspectives. We strongly hope that this Special Issue will collect contributions from experts from different backgrounds, and we also highly encourage researchers from all subdisciplines in psychology and medicine to join.

We invite you to contribute your best work to this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Pietro Muratori
Guest Editor

Dr. Valentina Levantini
Co-Guest Editor

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