Frick Paul J
Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, LA 70148, USA.
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2004 Mar;33(1):2-7. doi: 10.1207/S15374424JCCP3301_1.
This article discusses the promise and problems associated with integrating research on child temperament and research on childhood psychopathology. Unfortunately, these 2 extensive and influential areas of psychological research with children have largely been conducted independently of each other. This article provides a summary of the disciplinary, conceptual, and methodological issues that have hampered an integration of these 2 important bodies of research. It also highlights the great promise that such an integration could have for advancing causal theories of childhood disorders and for eventually improving the treatment provided to children with serious emotional and behavioral disturbances.
本文探讨了将儿童气质研究与儿童精神病理学研究相结合所带来的前景与问题。遗憾的是，这两个针对儿童的广泛且具影响力的心理学研究领域在很大程度上一直是相互独立开展的。本文总结了阻碍这两个重要研究领域整合的学科、概念和方法学问题。它还强调了这种整合对于推进儿童疾病因果理论以及最终改善为有严重情绪和行为障碍儿童提供的治疗所具有的巨大前景。
