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Product Description Over the past decade, interest in the epidemiology of childhood and adolescent psychiatric disorders has grown remarkably, consequently there have been many large-scale studies of dysfunction in that age-group. This new book provides an invaluable overview of conceptual and methodologicalissues concerning child psychiatric epidemiology and discusses the results of studies and their application in community and clinical research. This will be an essential resource for researchers and clinicians alike. About the Author Frank C. Verhulst, Professor and Director of Child Psychiatry, Erasmus University, Rotterdam. Hans M. Koot, Research Psychologist, Department of Child Psychiatry, Sophia Children's Hospital/Erasmus University, Rotterdam.