title: The information-processing paradigm: a valuable framework for clinical child and adolescent psychology.
abstract: Provides an introduction to the special section on information-processing (I-P) factors in child and adolescent psychopathology. First, we describe the I-P paradigm and summarize its central tenets, presenting examples of past research that illustrate the heuristic value of the paradigm. Next, we discuss the potential benefits of the I-P paradigm for the field of clinical child and adolescent psychology. Finally, we present an overview of the articles in the special section.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, Belgium. Patricia.Bijttebier@psy.kuleuven.ac.be
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bijttebier
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Vasey
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Braet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008606:Mental Processes; D008960:Models, Psychological