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

by John R. Weisz

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521571951
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	02/23/2004
Pages:	542
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.18(d)

Table of Contents

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.

Editorial Reviews

"There is plenty in the book to please researchers....The book has several other virtues, including the quality of the writing, the voluminous documentation, the sober appraisal of the current status of EST's for child disorders, and a multistep blueprint for improving future research so that it simultaneously satisfies the researchers and is more helpful to clinicians." Contemporary Psychology

"This is an excellent book for both the novice and experienced therapist as it addresses both the clinical and practical issues of conducting psychotherapy in children and adolescents as well as the more esoteric research isues." - The Canadian Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Review, Suneeta Monga, MD

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