Christianity and Developmental Psychopathology: Foundations and Approaches (Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books) - Hardcover

Kelly Flanagan (PhD, Penn State University) is professor of psychology and PsyD program director at Wheaton College. Her areas of interest and research include: developmental psychopathology, social development, peer relationships, and school-based mental health.

Sarah Elizabeth Hall (PhD, Penn State University) is assistant professor of psychology at Wheaton College. Her research interests are in the area of emotion regulation in children, specifically the development of emotion regulation in early childhood and relations between emotion regulation and psychopathology.

"What I really appreciate about this book―in addition to its excellent coverage of a range of issues in child psychology―is its unique incorporation of fresh theological views about children's value and voice, helping us see children anew in all their complexity and wonder. Children themselves will be among its many beneficiaries!" (Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, Vanderbilt University)

"Kelly S. Flanagan and Sarah E. Hall, in Christianity and Developmental Psychopathology, have pulled together an excellent resource for Christians who work with troubled children. The authors of the chapters are authoritative experts in their respective areas, and this book will more than repay the reading. If you want to understand troubled children and how to help them, this is required reading." (Everett L. Worthington Jr., coeditor of Evidence-Based Practices for Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy)

"This book is among the greatest achievements in the integration literature in recent decades. Not only do the editors and authors address the importance of a developmental look at psychopathology, they do so in a way that honors the best of the integration tradition. Drs. Flanagan and Hall frame the conversation in a sophisticated theological context, and each chapter contributor offers religious and spiritual implications as well as practical suggestions." (Mark R. McMinn, professor of psychology, George Fox University, and coauthor of Integrative Psychotherapy)

"The editors should be commended for developing an edited work that generally reads like a single-authored book. . . . This book is highly appropriate to use as a textbook in graduate courses in either child psychology or child psychopathology in integrative clinical programs. It is also a must read for any practitioner working with children or adolescents, while many adult clinicians would find it useful, by increasing their understanding of normal and abnormal developmental trajectories. In sum, Christianity and Developmental Psychopathology is a substantial contribution to the Christian integration literature, by successfully providing 'a more nuanced view of children and families' and 'a more integrated approach to treatment' (p. 12)." (Keri L. Barnett, Journal of Psychology and Christianity, Sprin 2016 (Vol. 35, No. 1))