Precursors and Causes in Development and Psychopathology

Precursors and Causes in Development and Psychopathology Edited by Dale F. Hay, University of Cambridge, UK and Adrian Angold, Duke University, North Carolina, USA The nature of precursors is one of the classic problems of developmental research—this book examines how scientists have tried to find the causes of normal milestones in development and psychiatric disorders. The editors have invited major researchers in a number of areas of developmental psychology and psychiatry to reflect on the concepts of precursors and causes as they are used to describe and explain normal and abnormal development. The chapters explore precursors and causes of intelligence, theory of mind, empathy and cooperation, attachment and peer relationships, conduct disorder and intelligence. The conceptual issues are discussed from the perspectives of developmental psychology, medicine, genetics, neuroscience, statistical theory, and the philosphy of science. This book will be an important resource for postgraduate students, teachers and researchers in developmental and child psychology, child psychiatry, and clinical psychology. This book appears in the Wiley Series on Studies in Child Psychiatry Series Editor: Michael Rutter, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK