Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents: Evidence-Based Treatments and Case Examples

ISBN-13: 9780521576727 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 544 str.

John Weisz; John R. Weisz

Opis

Because they have been tested in research and shown to work, the treatments for child and adolescent mental health problems in this book are called "evidence-based." Chapters cover treatments for the most commonly referred youth problems: anxiety, depression, ADHD, and conduct problems. John Weisz describes the concepts and theories underlying each treatment and details procedures, illustrating them with case examples. The book closely examines each treatment's potential use in everyday clinical practice and will be valuable to practitioners, clinical supervisors, and clinical program directors. It also summarizes and critiques the evidence on each treatment, for those planning courses on youth treatment.

Recenzje

'… a highly readable account summarizing the current 'state of the art; treatments for common emotional and behavioural disorders in childhood and adolescence … each chapter readily available for clinician and researcher alike … I thoroughly recommended this excellent book by John Weisz to all clinicians and clinician researchers in child and adolescent mental health services. Do not wait to find the one library copy being absent without leave when you most want it - buy your own!' Psychological Medicine

Spis treści

Part I. General Introduction: 1. Youth psychotherapies: the lay of the land; Part II. Treatments for Fears and Anxiety: Section introduction and the case of Sean: 2. Four classic treatments for fears: modeling, systemic desensitization, reinforced exposure, and self-talk; 3. Therapies for anxiety disorders: coping cat, coping koala, and family anxiety management; Part III. Treatments for Depression: Section introduction and the case of Mega: 4. Cognitive-behavioral therapies for child depression; 5. Cognitive-behavioral therapies for adolescent depression; Part IV. Treatments for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Section introduction and the case of Sal: 8. Treating conduct problems by teaching anger control; 9. Behavioral parent training and family treatment for conduct problems; 10. Parent-child interaction treatments for child noncompliance; 11. Parent training through video modeling and structured group discussion; 12. Using problem solving skills training and parent management training to help children with conduct disorder; 13. Multisystemic therapy for antisocial and delinquent youth; Part V. Conclusion: 14. Evidence-based youth psychotherapies: strengths, limitations, future directions; References.