Packed with the latest updates from the field, Rathus' CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE: VOYAGES IN DEVELOPMENT, Seventh Edition, walks students chronologically from infancy through the teen years, helping them connect developmental theories and research with their application to everyday life. With a fine-tuned pedagogical approach -- interspersed with personal and humorous stories -- Rathus captures the wonder of child and adolescent development, while portraying the field of development as the rigorous science that it is. The new edition integrates hundreds of new references and relevant information from the DSM-5, including changes to substance use disorders, autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Maximizing student success, the PQ4R method of learning and studying is used throughout, and the MindTap digital platform offers anywhere, anytime learning solutions.