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Annotated Bibliography

South, M., Wolf, J. M., & Herlihy, L. E. (2012). Future dimensions: Neuroscience applications

to practice in child and adolescent psychology. Professional Psychology: Research and

Practice, 43(6), 560-567 doi: http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.loras.edu/10.1037/a0029040.

The authors South, Wolf, and Herlihy examen how neuroscience can be applied in practice of

child and adolescent psychology. More specifically this paper objective is to identify the

associations between brain development and mental health problems that arise in children and

adolescents. Furthermore, they had also aimed to identify the factors that affect the outcome of

these patients by using neuroscience techniques such as neuroimaging and genetics reading.

Factors they had considered included risk and protective measures to assess the correct treatment

outcomes. This research focused on an 11-year-old child with multiple developmental issues.

They had applied neuroscience technology to detect different dimensions of the child’s

developmental issues. The researchers noted that technology for studying the brain is still

improving and there is still a need for basic researchers and practicing clinicians. Therefore, the

researchers had concluded that it is important for neuroscience research to inform clinical

practitioners rather than to diagnose from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

Disorders criteria (DSM).