Handbook of Depression in Children and Adolescents / Edition 1

by William M. Reynolds, Hugh F. Johnston

Overview

Anyone who has ever been close to a seriously depressed child has undoubtedly been affected by the youngster's vulnerability, misery, and pain. Indeed, it is much like caring for a child who is in physical pain. For the child in the depths of depression, no activity is fun, nothing can be enjoyed, and no one can provide enough consolation or comfort. At times, the youngster may cry or whimper. There may be fits of defiance or rage and sometimes withdrawal into a numb, sullen silence. A child in this state tries the patience of parents and siblings. Remedies of every sort are tried, including gifts, punishments, bribes, lectures, pleading, and a host of others. Such efforts occasionally provide temporary relief, but more often they seem to make matters worse. Commonly, there is an emotional wall of anger and frustration between a depressed child and other fumily members that may inevitably lead to further isolation and withdrawal. If too much time passes without their being helped, many depressed children and adolescents come to believe that suicide offers the only real relief for their pain. Currently, there is a Depression Awareness Week that includes free screening at participating health and mental health settings around the United States and is designed to identify depression in adults, suggesting that society's awareness of depression and psychiatric disorders is focused to a large extent on adults.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306447426
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	11/30/1994
Series:	Issues in Clinical Child Psychology
Edition description:	1995
Pages:	620
Sales rank:	482,600
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.06(d)

About the Author

Reynolds, William M. (Univ of British Columbia); Johnston, Hugh F. (Univ of Wisconsin)

The contributors represent the specialties of psychiatry, child psychiatry, neurology, preventive medicine, family therapy, educational psychology, psychology, child psychology, and special education. Most come from U.S. academic institutions. Institutions prominently represented include Columbia Univ, Harvard, Univ of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Cornell, Univ of Rochester, Emory, and Yale.

Table of Contents

I. Introduction and General Issues.- 1. The Nature and Study of Depression in Children and Adolescents.- 2. Phenomenology and Epidemiology of Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents.- 3. Adolescent Bipolar Disorder: Phenomenology and Treatment Implications.- 4. The Validity of the Diagnosis of Major Depression in Childhood and Adolescence.- II. Theories and Models of Depression.- 5. Dynamic and Interpersonal Theories of Depression.- 6. Cognitive and Behavioral Correlates of Childhood Depression: A Developmental Perspective.- 7. A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective on Depression in Children and Adolescents.- 8. Neurobiological Aspects of Depression in Children and Adolescents.- III. Approaches to Assessment and Diagnosis.- 9. Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Depression in Children and Adolescents.- 10. Evaluation of Depression in Children and Adolescents Using Diagnostic Clinical Interviews.- 11. Assessment of Depression in Children and Adolescents by Self-Report Questionnaires.- 12. Assessment of Depression in Children and Adolescents by Parents, Teachers, and Peers.- 13. Informant Variability in the Assessment of Childhood Depression.- IV. Treatment Approaches.- 14. Psychological Treatment Approaches for Depression in Children.- 15. Psychological Approaches to the Treatment of Depression in Adolescents.- 16. Family Therapy for Depression in Young People.- 17. Pharmacotherapy for Depression in Children and Adolescents.- V. Depression in Special Populations.- 18. Depression in Infants.- 19. Depression in Medically Ill Youngsters.- 20. Depression in Special Education Populations.- VI. Selected Topics in the Study of Depression in Young People.- 21. Children of Parents with Affective Disorders: Empirical Findings and Clinical Implications.- 22. Maltreatment and Childhood Depression.- 23. Psychosocial Stress and Child and Adolescent Depression: Can We Be More Specific?.- 24. Suicide and Suicidal Behaviors in Children and Adolescents.- 25. Comorbidity of Depression in Children and Adolescents.

Editorial Reviews

A comprehensive handbook that includes contributions by many of the leading experts on child and adolescent depression in the fields of psychology and psychiatry. The 25 chapters are organized in six parts: introduction and general issues; theories and models of depression; approaches to assessment and diagnosis; treatment approaches; depression in special populations; and selected topics in the study of depression in young people. For professionals as well as graduate students with clinical and research interests in child and adolescent psychopathology in general, and in depression in young people in particular. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

‘The editors should be commeneded for inviting and coordinating the efforts of such distinguished figures in the field; nearly every major name in the field is present...every professional interesed in the mental health of children...will be eager to acquire this book.'
Contemporary Psychology

‘A useful compilation of diverse perspectives and findings on a topic that has only recently begun to attract attention and study that it merits. Clinicians, researchers, and teachers are likely to find in it both familiar territory as well as opportunities for exploration of new topics.'
Child & Family Behavior Therapy

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