TITLE:
Developmental Psychopathology Approach in Addiction Diagnosis in Adolescence
AUTHORS:
Marzanna Farnicka, Miguel Bettin
KEYWORDS:
Addiction, Context, Youth Development, Diagnosis
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.10 No.5,
April
19,
2019
ABSTRACT: In order to provide multilevel potential explanations for the co-occurrence of addiction disorders and their developmental complex influence, developmental psychopathology has been considered to be an integrative perspective in re-search and in clinical treatment. This paper examined developmental psycho-pathology approach in addiction diagnosis and treatment. There is an historical and informative perspective that discusses two issues. The former is connected with the antecedents of addiction diagnosis. The latter parts of the article refer to the principles of developmental psychopathology and studies carried out in this field. In conclusion, the value of this perspective in diagnostic deci-sion-making processes in adolescents is also discussed.