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VICKY PHARES, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Florida. She earned a BA in psychology, with a specialization in Women's Studies, at the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology, with a focus on child and family, from the University of Vermont. After completing her clinical internship at the University of California, San Francisco, Dr. Phares served on the faculty of the Department of Psychology at the University of Connecticut. Since 1992, she has taught, supervised, and conducted research at the University of South Florida. Dr. Phares received a FIRST Award from the National Institute of Mental Health to investigate paternal and maternal depression and adolescent functioning.

WHO ARE FATHERS THESE DAYS?

Demographics and Trends.

Fathers and Normative Development.

WHY STUDY FATHERS AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY?

Mother Blaming.

Models and Theories of Developmental Psychopathology.

WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT FATHERS AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY?

Referred Children and Characteristics of Their Fathers.

Referred Fathers and Characteristics of Their Children.

Nonreferred Fathers and Children.

HOW SHOULD INVESTIGATORS STUDY FATHERS AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY?

Methodological Issues and Research Hints.

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Future Directions in Therapy.

Future Directions in Research.

References.

Indexes.