Future Work in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology A research agenda

Preeminent clinical child and adolescent psychological scientists offer an agenda for future research in this compendium of thought pieces. On a wide range of topics including ADHD, depression, self-injury, emotion regulation, conduct problems, addictions, clinical assessment and therapy, and many more, scientists review the current state of the literature and offer specific recommendations for what investigators next need to tackle to reduce mental illness among youth. Chapters include a discussion of theories and methods in clinical child and adolescent psychology, current funding priorities, and the intersection of traditional clinical psychology research with the burgeoning field of psychological neuroscience. This book is an essential resource for classes on clinical child and adolescent psychopathology and treatment. It also provides a unique guide for undergraduate and early graduate students who are determining how to start their research careers in the field. All of the chapters in this book were originally published as articles in the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.

Part I: Evidence Based Practice 1. Future directions for dissemination and implementation science: aligning ecological theory and public health to close the research to practice gap2. Structuring the collaboration of science and service in pursuit of a shared vision3. Future Directions for the Implementation and Dissemination of Statewide Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Integrated Health Care4. Healthcare Reform and Preparing the Future Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Workforce5. Future directions in the design, development, and investigation of technology as a service delivery vehicle6. Toward Dynamic Adaptation of Psychological Interventions for Child and Adolescent Development and Mental Health7. Advancing the Scientific Foundation for Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology8. Evidence-based youth psychotherapy in the mental health ecosystem9. Future directions in psychological assessment: Combining evidence-based medicine innovations with psychology's historical strengths to enhance utilityPart II: Internalizing Disorders 10. Future directions in research on psychotherapy for adolescent depression11. Future directions for research on youth with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders12. Future directions in vulnerability to depression among youth: Integrating risk factors and processes across multiple levels of analysis13. No need to worry: The promising future of child anxiety research14. Future directions for the study of suicide and self-injury15. The scientific legacy of Little Hans and Little Albert: Future directions for research on specific phobias in youth16. Future research directions in the positive valence systems: Measurement, development, and implications for youth unipolar depressionPart III: Pervasive Developmental Disorders 17. Future directions for research in autism spectrum disordersPart IV: Eating Disorders 18. Future directions in etiologic, prevention, and treatment research for eating disordersPart V: Disruptive Behavior Disorders and Addictions 19. Developmental pathways to conduct disorder: Implications for future directions in research, assessment, and treatment20. Future directions in the developmental science of addictions21. Future directions in ADHD etiology research22. Future directions for research on the development and prevention of early conduct problemsPart VI: Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Predictors and Processes 23. Future directions in emotion dysregulation and youth psychopathology24. Future directions in the study of social relationships as regulators of the HPA axis across development25. Future directions in childhood adversity and youth psychopathology26. Future directions for research on the development of relational and physical peer victimizationPart VII: Understudied Topics 27. Future Directions in Research on Racism-Related Stress and Racial-Ethnic Protective Factors for Black Youth28. Future Directions in Sleep and Developmental Psychopathology29. Future directions in research on sexual minority adolescent mental, behavioral, and sexual health30. Future directions for positive development intervention research

Mitchell J. Prinstein is the John van Seters Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, and Director of Clinical Psychology, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. He was the Editor of the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.