Review
"In this timely second edition, an impressive collection of authors provide coverage of the various treatments for psychological problems in youth. The full range of disorders (e.g., psychosocial and medications) are reviewed. Indeed, the book is impressive in its breadth and diversity." --Philip C. Kendall, PhD, ABPP, Temple University
"This comprehensive, well-edited volume is an important source of information for child and adolescent psychiatrists. Especially valuable are the summaries of pertinent issues at the start of each chapter, which are consistently thorough and illuminating. The book provides useful and current knowledge on a range of child therapies and promises to enhance both my clinical and supervisory work." --Gabrielle A. Carlson, MD, Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, State University of New York at Stony Brook
"This book reflects a half-century of effort devoted to building treatments that have a solid empirical base. With chapters that exemplify what can be accomplished by application of scientific methods to complex clinical problems, the volume is a satisfying 'read' and a great update of the previous edition." --Gerald R. Patterson, PhD, Research Scientist, Oregon Social Learning Center
"...truly awe-inspiring....Teachers, from preschool onward, who are open to this book can learn quite a lot in terms of helping all humans through all life stages, including themselves." --The American Journal of Psychiatry
"[An] important resource for child clinicians and researchers....the contributors to this volume consistently accomplish the difficult feat of bridging research and practice....what one finds in this volume is a theoretically sound framework supported by substantial empirical evidence that can be used for case formulation and treatment planning....remains a remarkable example of research in practice. In many ways, the new edition of this volume represents what is best in the 'scientist-practitioner' tradition." --Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
"...a major contribution to the field of treatment of child psychiatric disorders....this is an impressive volume. It presents a panoramic view of current efforts to develop treatments based on empirical grounds for child and adolescent psychiatric disorders. It provides a wealth of critically reviewed reference information and will be valuable to those wishing to embark on research, or to those who simply like to keep abreast of new knowledge in the treatment of disorders of childhood and adolescence, patricularly within the domain of behavior and cognitive-behavior therapies." --The Canadian Child Psychiatry Review
"...highly recommended for professionals and students. It provides information on available treatments, which meet strict criteria for inclusion in the book. It is also a valuable addition to libraries supporting programs in psychology and medicine." --E Streams
"Get the book-especially if you are a graduate student, a practitioner, or a researcher!....each chapter offers much useful information and promising methods that evidence relative, if not complete, success for thousands of children and families in need." --Child & Family Behavior Therapy
"...a comprehensive and scholarly review of the latest behavioral-systemic treatments for childhood and family disturbances....This well-edited book moves smoothly from chapter to chapter despite having multiple authors....Child and adolescent clinicians will benefit immeasurably from this encyclopedia and informative review book, and both experienced and novice therapists can profit from it....Credit goes to the authors of this volume for bringing the findings of the laboratory to the office of the practitioner." --Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Product Description
Updating and expanding a critically acclaimed and widely adopted work, this new edition offers a thorough, authoritative examination of empirically established treatments for serious psychological problems in childhood. Providing complete coverage of contemporary approaches and techniques, chapters include such timely topics as accountability in treatment, cultural sensitivity, integrated treatment practices, and new approaches to early intervention and prevention.
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